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# Armed police rush to report of ‘man with chainsaw’ in Plymouth
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/armed-police-rush-to-report-of-man-with-chainsaw-in-plymouth/
- Published: 2026-02-23T20:00:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-24T19:48:41.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Devon and Cornwall Police, News, #editors-picks

Armed officers were deployed to a Plymouth street after police received a report of a man with a chainsaw in a back garden. 

Police were called at around 11.55am on Saturday, 21 February, following concerns about a male at a property on Hamoaze Avenue.

[Armed police were seen in the area with their firearms drawn](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/armed-police-arrest-woman-after-incident-in-plymouth/), but the outcome turned out to be far less dramatic than anyone could ever expected. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/2026/02/NN2A2282-redacted-4.JPG)

****Police at the scene.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Police have confirmed that the man was in fact using a hedge trimmer to clear a path and that no offences had been identified.

The unexpected twist did not end there with the call out still leading to an arrest. A spokesperson for [Devon and Cornwall Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) said:

> *"While officers were at the property, a woman in her 30s was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug and a failure to appear court warrant.* 

> *"She will face no further action for the drugs arrest."*

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