Officers were called to search for a 'teenager with a machete' after a sighting was reported in Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston.
The call to Derbyshire Police was made around 8.15pm on Saturday, October 12.
A spokeswoman for the police confirmed that the caller said there was a boy in his "mid-teens" walking along Ladywood Road, near the Co-op petrol station and carrying a "machete".
The teenager was described as white, of slim build and around five foot, six inches tall.
He was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a black and grey top.
Officers attended the scene and searched the area but didn't find anything.
Enquiries are ongoing and if you have any information regarding the incident, please contact Derbyshire Police quoting reference number 19*546762.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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