Two men arrested after large police scene in Bolton town centre

Police were called to Newport Street in Bolton on Saturday (November 9) at 5.15pm to reports of men "riding motorbikes down a pedestrian street". 

Officers arrested two men, both on suspicion of going equipped with intent to steal, with one also being arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and the other on suspicion of possession of class A drugs. 

A GMP spokesperson said: "Officers were called to Newport Street at 5.15pm yesterday, November 9, to reports of men riding motorbikes down a pedestrian street.

Police (Image: Newsquest) "Two men were arrested, one on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and going equipped with intent to steal, and the second on suspicion of going equipped with intent to steal and possession of class A drugs." 

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Yesterday evening at around 5.30pm, a large police presence could be seen on Newport Street opposite Bolton Interchange. 

Police on scene (Image: Newsquest) Six police vehicles could be seen on the street, three vans and three cars. 

Officers could be seen speaking to a man at the back of a van before he was put inside it. 

There was no cordon in place and traffic could get past before they all left the scene shortly before 6pm. 

One eyewitness said: "A lad drove up on a bike. The officers arrested him on the scene." 

Another said: "I just came out and saw all of the police out there. They were looking at a motorbike."