Police were mistakenly called to a 'disturbance' at a home in Horwich - but officers believe the call was made with 'good intent'.
Cops attended at a home in Arkwright Street on Sunday night and witnesses described seeing around five police cars on the street.
Manchester Evening News understands that the caller had mistaken the sound of someone playing video games as a violent incident and reported it to police.
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Upon entering the house, officers discovered that there had been a misunderstanding and that there was no such incident.
A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said: "At around 9:50pm, police responded to a disturbance on Arkwright Street, Bolton.
"Officers attended and found there to be no incident."
The spokesman added that GMP believe that the call was "made with good intent."
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