A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after allegedly making a hoax bomb threat to a Tesco store.

Police received the report of a bomb threat made to the Tesco store in Bridlington shortly before 10pm last night.

Officer from Humberside police then arrested a man at 11.45 pm. He reportedly remains in custody for questioning for making a hoax bomb threat.

Humberside police said in a statement: "Police take hoaxes extremely seriously. They divert police resources and cause disruption and alarm to the public."