http://www.scoop.it/t/lacef-news
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bailiffs-visit-leads-three-hour-7906246
Police were called out after a man allegedly brandished a knife during a row with a bailiff about a car.
Police said the three-hour siege began just after noon after a bailiff was sent to an address in the road to recover a car.
As the situation escalated armed officers were called, the street was blocked with police vehicles and the police helicopter hovered overhead, reports
A police spokesman said:
“Merseyside Police has been in attendance following an armed containment at a house in St Helens this afternoon.
“At around 12.05pm, a civil enforcement officer attended an address on Litherland Crescent to remove a car from the location.
“Following an argument with a man at the house, patrols were called to assist and the man was seen to approach officers in possession of a knife.
"As a result, the area was contained by armed officers to ensure safety of the public"