The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a suspected firearm, criminal damage and affray
. Merseyside Police were called just after 2.10am to reports a man had entered a bar on Conway Street in Birkenhead and threatened staff and people inside with a crowbar.
Police asked people to remain indoors as they responded to the incident. Alexandra Road and Grange Mount have now been reopened following the incident. People walking in the area were told to find alternative routes and a police officer told one passer by the incident was a "risk to public safety". One person who lived nearby said the surrounding roads were blocked off and there were "loads and loads of police".
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police told the ECHO: "Just after 2.10am we received a report that a man had entered a bar on Conway Street and threatened staff and people inside with a crowbar.
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