A police officer had to dive for cover as a Motherwell man threw gym weights from his third-floor window and threatened to shoot cops trying to get in.

Gary Clark, 37, was armed with a knife when officers turned up around 2pm on August 19, having received an anonymous call about a domestic disturbance, reports Lanarkshire Live .

They heard a male voice shout from inside the Mellor Place flat: 'You're a grass' and 'I'm going to do you'.

Daniel Toner, prosecuting, told the court: "The officers knocked on the door but the accused reacted angrily, saying he had a knife and would self-harm if they came in.

"He also shouted that he had a gun and would shoot them .

"The officers requested that further constables attend as the accused continued to berate them.

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