A man has been arrested after he was found to be allegedly carrying a knife at a shopping centre in Melbourne’s east.
Officers were called to Forest Hill Chase on Canterbury Road in Forest Hill about 11.50am today following reports a man was seen with a weapon.
The man was seen by shoppers appearing to carry a large knife. 3AW/Jacqui Felgate
The man had been seen by shoppers walking around the complex, appearing to carry a large knife.
Footage showed the man pacing back-and-forth wearing headphones near the Coles supermarket.
Witnesses said panicked shoppers rushed inside stores before police arrived.
One witness told 3AW’s Tony Moclair that it appeared he was carrying a “butcher’s boning knife, about eight inches long”.
A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene without incident, police said.
He was taken to hospital for assessment
No threats were made and nobody was injured.