Man, 59, arrested on suspicion of assault after police swarm residential Blackpool street

A man was arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident in Gynn Avenue, Blackpool (Credit: Google)A man was arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident in Gynn Avenue, Blackpool (Credit: Google)
A man was arrested on suspicion of assault following an incident in Gynn Avenue, Blackpool (Credit: Google)
A man was arrested after police swarmed a residential street following reports on an assault in Blackpool.

10 police cars reportedly attended an incident in Gynn Avenue shortly after 7pm on Thursday (July 20), according to eyewitnesses.

Officers on Friday morning (July 21) confirmed a 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault following the incident.

“He remains in custody and enquiries are ongoing,” a spokesman for Lancashire Police added.

No further information about the incident was released by police.