A man who carried knives openly in the main street of Milton today, prompting lockdowns at the town's schools, will appear in court tomorrow.
Police were alerted about 12:30pm that the man was in possession of knives and his family had concerns for his well-being.
A short time later he was seen walking along Union St with a knife in each hand and further calls were made to the police.
As a precaution, two schools and a kindergarten were asked to keep their children inside.
Officers from Balclutha and Milton assisted, with a police dog unit.
The armed offenders squad were also called out; however, they were stood down before they arrived, a police spokeswoman said.
The man was taken into custody without incident at about 1.30pm and nobody was hurt during the incident.
