A Potters Bar house has been surrounded by police.

A shocked eyewitness said six or seven police cars were at the scene in High Street/Richmond Road this morning (Tuesday).

He told the Welwyn Hatfield Times: “Police have surrounded a house in Potters Bar on Richmond Road off of the High Street.”

The situation is currently ongoing and details from police have been sketchy.

A force spokeswoman said: “We have carried out a warrant.”

* For an update on the situation buy the Welwyn Hatfield Times Potters Bar Edition, out tomorrow,