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Armed police were called to a Sunderland home over reports of weapon-wielding men.
Officers attended the Hylton Castle area of Sunderland at 5am on Sunday (October 18) after a report was made that two men were in possession of firearms and knives.
Hylton Castle Road was closed both ways from Grange Road to Washington Road at the time, with several ambulance crews even being sent to the scene.
Northumbria Police searched a property on the street but did not find any weapons. Enquiries remain ongoing, although there is believed to be no wider risk to the public.
A NEAS spokesperson said: "We dispatched three ambulance resources to the Castletown area of Sunderland this morning at the request of police around 7am.
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"All resources were stood down from NEAS by 8.23am."
A police spokesperson said: “At 5am yesterday (Sunday), we received a report that two men were in possession of suspected firearms and knives at an address in the Hylton Castle area of Sunderland.
“Officers attended a property on Hylton Castle Road and no weapons were located.
“Enquiries into the report are ongoing and there is believed to be no wider risk to the public.”