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Armed police respond to report of person spotted with weapon in Amesbury

byDaniel Jae Webb
18 June 2020 • 6.32pm
Armed police respond to report of person spotted with weapon in Amesbury
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Armed police officers scrambled to a report of a person with a weapon this evening.

Following a call to police, the specialist firearms unit raced to the scene in a quiet residential street in Amesbury at around 5pm.

On arrival in Imber Avenue, the person was found to be a licensed pest controller.

Wiltshire Police confirmed that ‘all was in order’ following the armed police presence in the area.


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