Guns in Spalding ‘made safe’ by armed unit

The Lincolnshire Police Armed Response Vehicle team has “made safe” a number of weapons in Spalding.

The unit tweeted a photograph of a replica handgun (right), with the caption: “It’s not real, but we wouldn’t know that if you pointed it at us.”

Insp Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police said: “Our officers regularly seize firearms and imitation firearms for a host of reasons and in the majority of cases these are lawfully held firearms or are imitation or realistic toy guns.

“The safety of our officers and staff is paramount though and therefore they are all examined at the earliest opportunity by trained officers who will ensure those weapons are not loaded and are otherwise safe for our colleagues to handle.”