POLICE responding to a report of a kidnapping in the town have arrested a man on suspicion of making a hoax call.

Officers were alerted to the alleged kidnapping yesterday, Tuesday, with resources deployed to the area following the 999 call.

But shortly after arriving in the area, police suspected the call to be false and a suspect was detained from a nearby workplace.

He was taken into custody to be questioned.

Police allege he used a friend's phone to make the call.