Police responded to reports of a man brandishing a knife on Sunday night (17 March).
The man was seen in the New Earswick area. Two officers carried out a search and located the suspect in Haxby.
York North said on Twitter at 10.33pm:
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The male has been arrested for possession of a bladed article in a public place.
this is outragous the boy only had the knife for fishing to cut his fishing line