Confused residents of a Perth street watched as police swarmed a neighbouring house, only to discover it was a false alarm.
At least six police officers descended on Cromlix Road on Tuesday night, shortly after 10pm.
But after arriving en masse, following reports of a disturbance, it was found to be a “false call with good intent”.
A video taken by one resident shows at least six officers and three cars, however others have claimed as many as six cars arrived overall.
The clip, which was shared on a local Facebook group, also shows the officers moving around a building on the street in what seems to be a tactical fashion.
Police were ‘all over the street’
One witness said: “They were all over the street.
“There must have been five or six cars going about.”
Residents were later surprised to hear it had been a false alarm, given the heavy police presence.
One neighbour labelled the incident “a lot of carry on.”
He said: “I was lying on the couch when I got a text from someone I know asking what was happening on my street.
“I got up and saw what must have been at least four or five police cars on the street, there was a lot of noise and carry on.
“It didn’t seem like a false alarm to me.”
Police Scotland declined to comment on what prompted so many officers, saying only that they received a report of a disturbance which later turned out to be a “false call with good intent.”