Two law enforcement officials have been injured and brought to hospital after a disturbance exterior a police station.
South Wales Police mentioned it was known as to stories of a male exterior Talbot Inexperienced police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf on Friday evening.
It mentioned one male had been arrested and requested individuals to keep away from the realm.
The officers are being handled for non-life threatening accidents.
A workers member at a restaurant near the police station mentioned that they had been instructed to remain inside, and that there was a “large police presence” exterior.
A workers member at La Luna restaurant, who requested to not be named, mentioned the realm was taped off and that there have been about 20 police vehicles exterior.
“We’re all completely positive however it’s fairly distressing that one thing severe has occurred,” they mentioned.
A video shared on-line confirmed a lot of police vehicles lined up alongside the road close by.
Daybreak Latcham, who was in Talbot Inexperienced along with her granddaughter across the time of the incident, mentioned they noticed a lot of police vehicles with their sirens going previous.
“The police had been maintaining everybody at bay, however the entire of Talbot Inexperienced was lit up with blue lights,” she instructed BBC Information.
Mohamad Osama, who works at an area takeaway, The Filling Station, mentioned police had closed the highway.
Police started arriving at about 18:45 GMT, he mentioned, including that he didn’t see the person arrested.
“There are three vans exterior now and there are a few police stood speaking collectively,” Mr Osama mentioned.
“The highway is closed and they don’t seem to be permitting anybody by means of.”
Native MP Alex Davies-Jones, who’s a minister within the Ministry of Justice, and whose Pontypridd constituency contains Talbot Inexperienced, mentioned her ideas had been with the injured officers and their households.
“I’m reassured that the police are doing every little thing they’ll and proceed to work tirelessly on daily basis to maintain our communities protected,” she added, urging individuals to keep away from the realm.
Native councillor Sarah Jane Davies mentioned she understood the scenario was “inflicting concern and anxiousness” among the many local people, and he or she was looking for updates.
She urged individuals to keep away from the realm and to “stay calm and vigilant”.
The police station is near the centre of Talbot Inexperienced, and in addition close to the big Talbot Inexperienced Purchasing Park, which is visited by hundreds of individuals on daily basis.
Talbot Highway is closed in each instructions, whereas coach firm Stagecoach Wales mentioned it was unable to serve Talbot Inexperienced as a consequence of an ongoing police incident.
