Man arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm in Peterborough

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Oct 2018, 16:24 BST
Updated 10th Oct 2018, 04:07 BST
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A man has been arrested following reports of a man with a firearm in a Peterborough street.

Parts of Orton Malborne had been cordoned off by armed police today after officers received reports of a man with a weapon.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said: “Officers were called at 1.24pm to reports of a member of the public in possession of a firearm in public in Saltmarsh, Orton Malborne, Peterborough.

“Armed officers responded and searched the area.

“A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station.”