Arrest after threats with 'nunchucks' at MP's office

Key points

• A man has been arrested after allegedly making verbal threats while carrying nunchucks at the Victoria Park electorate office of state MP Hannah Beazley. Police were called on Wednesday afternoon.
• Officers later found the 56-year-old man in nearby Bentley, where he is assisting with inquiries. No one was injured.
• Ms Beazley said her staff were shaken and that her focus was on their welfare. The incident follows an alleged attack days earlier on federal MP Helen Haines outside her Victorian office, which has prompted debate about the safety of public officials.