ARMED police stopped a car in Thornbury on Saturday evening as they searched for a wanted man.

The incident occurred at around 6pm as passers-by watched police vehicles surround a vehicle.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed armed officers had attended the scene and that they person they were looking for was from Bradford.

He said: "Police were looking for someone and stopped the car but the man they were looking for was not in the vehicle.

"Everything was returned to normal soon afterwards and inquiries are ongoing."