A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital and charged after an armed police operation in Glenrothes.
Emergency services descended on Kilmichael Road in The Henge area of the Fife town just after 1.30pm on Friday.
These included around 30 police officers.
Two fire engines and incident response ambulances were also at the scene and the residential street was cordoned off for several hours.
The Courier’s Neil Henderson arrived at around 3.15pm.
He reported: “The usually quiet Balfarg area of north Glenrothes was sealed off by police on Friday afternoon.
“Residents told me they were instructed by police to stay inside their homes.
“A multi-emergency presence was put in place.”
Neil added: “At least a dozen police cars and vans were present as well as two fire crews, an incident response unit and an ambulance.
“I saw as many as eight armed officers dressed in protective armour, helmets and carrying automatic weapons.”
One Henge resident said he’d never seen so many police in one place before.
He added: “It really was like watching something out of an adventure film or TV drama – I’ve never seen so many police in one place.
“Quite a few had guns which was shocking to see and pretty scary to witness.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two crews were on “standby” at the “police incident”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.30pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025, officers were called to a report of concern for a man at a property in The Henge, Glenrothes.
“Emergency services attended and a 26-year-old man was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
“He was arrested and charged and is due to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Monday, 10 March, 2025.”
