Armed police arrest Paulsgove boy, 16, after man 'spotted waving firearm in Landport'

Officers were spotted in Sultan Road, Buckland, at 2.07pm on Saturday after the man was spotted in Arundel Street, Landport.

A teenage boy was stopped and searched. Police confirmed a 16-year-old boy from Paulsgrove was arrested but has since been released under investigation.

At the time of the incident Shakira Windmill said: ‘Armed police outside Best One on Sultan Road! Be careful road closed off. Hope everyone is alright.’

A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: ‘Officers were called at 2.07pm (on Saturday) by a member of the public reporting they’d had seen a man on a bicycle waving a firearm on Arundel Street in Portsmouth.

‘Specialist officers located a person matching his description and carried out a stop and search.

‘A 16 year-old boy from Paulsgrove was arrested for possessing an imitation firearm in a public place and has been released under investigation.’

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