POLICE have been called to Manningtree after a member of the public reported seeing someone with a firearm.
Stanway Road Traffic police were called to the incident at around 6:20pm, and the police helicopter from Suffolk is also in attendance.
The area around Manningtree train station, on Station Approach, is being searched.
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