Police were called to a Tesco supermarket in Wigan to deal with an 'aggressive' customer.
Officers were called to the store on Central Park Way at around 6.40pm yesterday (Saturday).
A member of security detained a man who was being aggressive, police said.
The man, aged in his 30s, was then taken away from the store by officers and escorted home.
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Pictures taken at the scene showed several police cars stationed in the supermarket car park.
At least two police cars and a van were called to the scene.
In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: "Police were called shortly before 6.40pm to a report of an aggressive customer detained by security at a supermarket off Central Parkway, Wigan.
"Officers attended and a man in his 30s was taken away and escorted home."