Man charged after armed police cordon off streets and evacuate homes

Road closures were put in place on Caldercuilt Road and on Arrochar Street after a disturbance on Monday morning.

A man has been charged after armed police cordoned off streets and evacuated homes in Glasgow due to a disturbance.

Specialist resources, including firearms officers, attended a property as a precaution on Drumlaken Street at around 9.50am on Monday.

Nearby properties were evacuated, and road closures were put in place on Caldercuilt Road, between Arrochar Street and Rothes Drive, and on Arrochar Street at Drumlaken Street.

A 56-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

He was due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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