A 15-year-old boy who was reportedly 'acting suspiciously and looking into residential driveways' has been arrested following a police chase.

Police officers were called to Croxley Green tonight at around 6.30pm on Friday, February 26 to a report of a male behaving suspiciously and looking into residential driveways with a torch.

Officers from Watford and Three Rivers Police arrived and observed the male from a distance. The male suddenly spotted the officers and ran off. The officers chased the male through various alleyways before detaining him in a nearby garden.

The male, who is 15 years old, was seen to drop a large metal pole just before officers managed to detain him. He was searched and found to be in possession of cash and a burner phone. He was subsequently arrested for being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.