Armed Officers Deployed to Dunchurch

Armed officers were deployed to Rugby Road in Dunchurch yesterday evening (Thursday 17 January) after someone contacted police with concerns that a man was carrying a shotgun.
The report was made to police at 5.17pm.
Officers conducted a thorough search of the area but did not locate a firearm.
A suspect has since been identified at a house nearby and two shotguns have been seized.
Inspector Paul Speddings said: “Officers acted promptly to ensure the safety of people in the area. They will remain in the area as we try to establish the exact circumstances and who was involved.
“While we’re keeping an open mind, at this time we do not believe there was a direct risk to anyone.
“We have identified a suspect and are currently speaking to him in order to establish whether any offences have occurred.”
Anyone with information that could help police with their enquiries should call 101 quoting incident 283 of 17 January 2019.