POLICE have moved to reassure families after armed officers swooped on their community.
Officers stressed the operation in York Street, Newcastle, was sparked by 'crime-related' information and had nothing to do with terrorism. It came as the nation remains on high alert following recent tragedies in Belgium.
No one was arrested following the incident, which happened sometime between Thursday night and the early hours of Friday.
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "We had...
