POLICE briefly blocked off a busy Worcester road today as they responded to a report that a bag had been snatched.

Officers arrested a man in Foregate Street, after three police cars had stopped in the middle of Castle Street at around noon.

A police spokesman said: "Police were called to a premises to in The Cross in Worcester shortly after noon today following a report of an attempted bag theft.

"A 31-year-old man from Worcester was arrested and remains in police custody at this time."

An eyewitness said police wrestled with a man in Castle Street before taking him away.

The road was cleared shortly afterwards.

A reader who wishes to remain anonymous sent in the pictures of the incident.