Armed police arrest teens and seize imitation gun

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7 September 2024 at 2:32 pm

Armed police have arrested two teenagers and seized an imitation firearm.

Police were called at about 15:30 BST to reports of a man being seen with a suspected weapon in Ipswich.

Officers closed College Street as they entered a property on the road. Two males, aged 14 and 19, were then arrested and taken into custody.

An imitation firearm was seized from the premises. The road was reopened at about 18:00.

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