This is what happened after reports of a 'stabbing' in a Penwortham park last night
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Police descended on parkland at the back of the Pear Tree pub in Leyland Road, after reports of a man armed with a machete at around 10pm.
Officers searched the area but the man had already fled, with no injuries reported in the commotion.
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Hide AdPolice then dispersed the crowd of late night revellers as they continued their investigation.
A police spokesman said: "Police were called at about 10pm last night (Thursday, June 25) to a report of a large number of people on parkland at the back of the Pear Tree public house in Penwortham and that a man had been seen with a machete.
"Officers attended but the man is believed to have left the area. Enquiries are on-going to trace them.
"No injuries were reported.
"The crowd was subsequently dispersed with no further issues."
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Hide AdOne young woman said the atmosphere had been 'really peaceful' before the incident.
Megan Parkinson said: "It wasn’t rowdy at all, it was really peaceful and it was like that all night up until 10pm when that lad had a machete.
"I was at the shop but I heard loads of shouting and saw loads of people running, so I went back down to check on my other mates and everyone was saying he had a machete.
"That's when the atmosphere changed and the police sent everyone home."