A MAN was arrested on the Lawn in Dawlish last night following an altercation.

Police were called to the town centre following reports of a disturbance at about 6.45pm.

A police spokesman said a man and a woman who were known to each other had been involved in an argument.

During the row, the woman’s sunglasses were broken on the ground.

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to property.

He remains in police custody.