Man arrested for alleged public order offence following armed police response in Shotton

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales

This article is old - Published: Monday, Jan 28th, 2019

Update: Police have confirmed no gun was found at a house in Shotton, firearms officers from the Alliance Armed Policing Unit were called to reports a man had a handgun at a house in the Higher Shotton area on Sunday night.

A spokesperson for North Wales Police confirmed this morning a 38-year-old man from Queensferry has been arrested for an alleged public order offence.

Earlier Report: Police have said a man was arrested last night after armed units responded to reports of a person with a handgun at a property in Shotton.

Officers from the Alliance Armed Policing Unit ‘swiftly contained’ the address, believed to be in the Higher Shotton area at around 9.45pm on Sunday evening.

A spokesperson for the team Tweeted:

“Alliance ARVs [Armed Response Vehicles] responded to reports of a male in an address with a handgun in Shotton.

Address swiftly contained by officers and subject safely arrested. Currently being dealt with by North Flintshire response officers.”