Posted: Tue 30th Jun 2020

North Wales Police reminder to firearms holders to be security conscious

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Jun 30th, 2020

Police are reminding firearms holders in North Wales to be on their guard against thieves posing as firearms licensing officers. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The warning comes after a firearms holder in another force area received a suspicious phone call. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The female claimed to be from the force’s Firearms Licensing Unit and said that someone would have to visit the property to inspect his security. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The firearms certificate holder wasn’t convinced that the call was genuine and enquiries with the force’s Firearms Licensing Unit revealed that no-one from the team had recently made contact with this individual. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Firearms Licensing Manager at North Wales Police, Andy Broadhead, said; “We are continuing to process grant and renewal applications and will contact applicants by telephone individually to discuss the most appropriate way of processing their application. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We only visit by appointment and I would like remind applicants that if they are any doubt as to the identity of the members our team please ask for a name and photo ID for confirmation. If you are in any doubt, telephone 101.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

For further information go to https://www.north-wales.police.uk/about-us/departments/firearms-licensing ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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