POLICE were called to an altercation between three men with one of them reportedly armed with a machete.

Officers attended Lansdowne Crescent after the force received a report of the incident at 11.18am on Tuesday, May 11.

This report was made by a third party who said they had witnessed the altercation between three people.

A Dorset Police spokeswoman said: "It was reported that during the incident one of the men showed a machete.

"Officers attended the location, but have so far been unable to located the men described."

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