Armed police arrested a man on the A12 today after another motorist spotted what he thought was a gun.
The report came in to police from a witness in the Greenstead area of Colchester earlier today. Firearms teams were called out and a man was later arrested on suspicion of having a replica firearm.
At about 9am, a man was arrested after a vehicle was stopped on the A12 in the Hatfield Peverel area.
The unemployed 40-year-old, of Clacton, was taken into custody and was being quizzed on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm.
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Published Friday, February 18, 2005
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