A TEENAGER was arrested by armed police after shoppers reported seeing a man with a gun in Colchester.
Armed officers closed Queen Street and stopped a car shortly after 1.30pm today.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm in a public place.
“Officers were called to reports of a someone with a gun in Queen Street, Colchester.”
The suspect was taken into custody for questioning.
See the full story in Monday's Gazette.
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