Greater Manchester Police Transport Unit this evening (December 7) arrested a 15-year-old at Bolton Bus Interchange who was in possession of a baseball bat.
Officers were on plain clothes patrol in Bolton when they noticed a youth previously involved in another incident.
He was spoken to and then arrested.
On twitter, police said: "GMPTransport Unit were on plain clothes patrol at Bolton Interchange this evening.
"Officers came across a youth involved in a previous incident and was found to be in possession of a baseball bat.
"A 15 year old juvenile has been arrested."
There is no law prohibiting the ownership of a baseball bat in the UK but if they are brandished in a public place they are categorised as an offensive weapon.
Brandishment is defined as waving something aggressively, so merely carrying a baseball bat in a public park, for example, would not constitute an offence.
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