Boy arrested at Asda in Peterborough after imitation firearm report

By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2019, 13:20 BST
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A boy was arrested at Asda in Rivergate on suspicion of possessing an air pistol.

Police were called yesterday (Tuesday) at 6.30pm to reports of a member of the public carrying an imitation firearm by the Asda store in Peterborough.

A Cambridgshire police spokesman said: “Officers attended and a 16-year-old boy from Peterborough was arrested for possession of an air pistol. He was taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station and later released under investigation.”