Police teams responded to a disturbance in Leigh last night.

Multiple police cars and a police van were spotted in Leigh's Old Town at around 10.45pm yesterday (July 21).

Officers were visible near The Peterboat on the High Street, having receieved reports of the disturbance.

A 24-year-old woman from Milton Keynes was arrested, while the team say an offence of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress was resolved with "community resolution".

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A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "We were called to reports of a disturbance in High Street, Leigh-on-Sea shortly before 10.45pm on Wednesday July 21.

"A 24 year-old woman from Milton Keynes was arrested.

"An offence of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress has been resolved via community resolution."