Police cordoned off a street in Watford town centre yesterday afternoon after reports of a “fight involving weapons”.

Officers were called to The Crescent, just off the High Street, shortly before 3pm.

It’s alleged that four men, all of whom are known to each other, had been involved in a fight. One man sustained a minor injury to his hand.

  • Four men from Watford were arrested on suspicion of affray. Three of them, two aged in their 30s and one in their 20s, were released with no further action. A man in his 50s remains in police custody.