A man seen wearing a hockey-style mask on a street in Upper Holloway has been arrested after a bag he was believed to have been carrying was found to contain a Samurai sword.
Police were called shortly after midnight on Friday, 7 August to reports of a group of youths in Hornsey Road, N19 armed with bricks and sticks.
As officers responded a person was seen wearing a hockey-style mask carrying a large bag. On seeing the officers the person ran off.
Officers gave chase and a male was subsequently detained.
The mask and the bag – found to contain a Samurai style sword – were subsequently recovered.
The male, believed aged 21, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and taken into custody at a north London police station.
Enquiries by Islington Borough officers continue.