Armed police descend over reports of 'potential firearm'

Police descend on beauty spot after gun discovered in bush - Manchester Evening News

Officers are continuing to conduct enquiries at the scene

Armed police descend over reports of 'potential firearm'

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident

Police appeal for information after suspected firearm was brandished at an officer

Salford police are appealing for information after a suspected firearm was brandished at an officer in Broughton. Shortly after 12pm today, (Tuesday 20 May) an officer on duty in the Broughton area of Salford observed a group “riding e-bikes dangerously and behaving anti-socially on Great Clowes Street.” And as the officer approached the group, one of the individuals “brandished a suspected firearm in his face.” The officer deployed his Taser, a…

Armed police arrest man after imitation firearm 'aimed towards a house'

Police were called to Wagtail Close, Stapleford, on Saturday (17 May) night over concerns a potential firearm had been spotted. The weapon in question was reportedly aimed towards a house before being fired at a garden fence, with a witness reporting the incident around 8.30pm. Armed police arrived minutes later and conducted a search of […]