ARMED police stormed a property after reports of a man with a machete.
Three arrests were made as a rapid investigation led officers to the site in Brighton Road, Crawley, this morning.
Sussex Police were called to nearby Goffs Park Road at 9.45am after a caller told the force there was a man with a machete in the area.
The caller also reported criminal damage having been carried out in the road.
Witnesses later described seeing armed police surround a building in Brighton Road.
A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "Fast-time enquiries led officers to a property in Brighton Road, where three men were arrested on suspicion of affray.
"One man was also arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
"All three remain in custody at this time.
"A machete was found and seized from inside the property. No injuries have been reported."
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