False alarm as armed officers respond to reports of shotgun in van

By Ben Fitzgerald - 24 July 2018

Crime

Armed officers were called to reports of a suspected firearm today at 1.45pm by concerned members of the public. What appeared to be a shotgun was spotted on the front seat of a parked van at Cheney Manor Road. But it was later established to be a toy.

A police spokesperson, explained: “Armed officers were called - as is standard procedure. Following our enquiries, it was established that the gun was a toy.”

 

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