Police detained a wanted man in the town centre today, November 4. 

The incident took place on Knowsley Street at around 3.15pm. 

Officers were seen putting the man, who is said to have been wanted, in the back of a police van. 

Security guards from Market Place Shopping Centre, which is on the street, could be seen with police officers. 

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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed that police "detained a wanted male". 

Police regularly put out wanted appeals to help them find suspects or other people who are wanted on recall to prison, or in some cases for missing court appearances.

But the force urges anyone who sees a wanted person not to approach them and instead to contact police as soon as it is safe to do so.