ARMED police swooped on a property in the early hours of this morning.

A large police presence remains on First Avenue in Halifax as officers carry out arrest enquiries.

It is in relation to an assault in the town where a man was left seriously injured on Tuesday, November 21.

Police were unable to locate the suspect and are currently searching the property.

When the Telegraph & Argus visited the scene at 1pm, four police vehicles, including two crime scene investigation vans, were spotted.

The front door of the property had been taken off its hinges and remains in the garden.

A spokesperson for the force said: "At 2.50am today, armed officers carried out arrest enquiries at an address in First Avenue, Halifax, as part of an ongoing investigation into an incident in Halifax on (Tuesday) November 21 where a man was assaulted and seriously injured. 

"The suspect was not located and enquiries are continuing. 

"A scene was put in place while a search of the property was carried out."