Police called to reports of man wielding machete discovered it was a bag of leeks

A member of the public mistakenly thought a bag of leeks was a machete
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April Roach @aprilroach2830 October 2020

Police officers who were called to reports that a masked man was armed with a machete in Aberdeen discovered he was carrying a bag of leeks

A member of the public told Police Scotland they thought they could see a masked man in Provost Watt Drive carrying an item shaped like a machete on Thursday evening.

Officers attended the scene and said CCTV showed a man in a shop buying a mask and leeks.

“A witness reported a man wearing a mask and carrying an item shaped like a machete,” said a Police Scotland spokeswoman.

"Officers conducted enquiries in the area and CCTV from a nearby premises showed a man in a shop buying a mask and leeks, which were put in a bag and are what the witness reported to police as being a potential weapon."

Police Scotland said it has established that no crime took place and no further action was needed.