Arrest made after man brandishing meat cleaver threatens customers and staff at Preston hair salon

A person has been arrested after a man brandishing a meat cleaver threatened customers and staff at a hair salon in Preston.

A man armed with a meat cleaver threatened staff and customers after entering a salon at around 1.30pm on Thursday (January 19).

Officers investigating the incident later launched a public appeal and urged anyone with information to come forward.

Detectives on Tuesday (January 24) confirmed a 40-year-old man was arrested at an address in Preston on suspicion of making threats to kill.

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