Dramatic images show knife-wielding man hanging from window above riot cops in Ayrshire street

Dramatic images provided show a man wielding a blade during an Easter Sunday disturbance in an Ayrshire street.

The black-clad knifeman can be seen standing on a top floor window ledge at a property in Irvine.

Another image captures the man brandishing a large blade during the incident which saw cops close down an entire street.

Police Scotland said a 31-year-old man was arrested after being traced to a property on Herbertson Crescent in Irvine just before 11am.

We told earlier of the dramatic moment police in riot gear took up position outside a house, sealing off the street with an army of 16 emergency vehicles.

Police took up position on the street following reports of a man with a knife (Daily Record)

Police Scotland said a man is now expected to appear in court on Monday in connection with the incident.

A statement said: "We received a report of a man in possession of a bladed weapon on Herbertson Crescent, Irvine, around 10.50am on Sunday.

"Officers attended and traced the man to an address on Herbertson Crescent.

"Local and specialist resources dealt with a disturbance within the property. Nobody was seriously injured.