TWO people were threatened with a weapon in St Neots this morning (Monday).

A man with a weapon, believed to be a knife, threatened two people Squires Court at 9.47am.

The police helicopter assisted officers search to trace the offenders.

Officers stopped a vehicle on Hardwick Road at 1.25pm and a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion making threats.

He is being held in custody in Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough.