{"id":83230,"date":"2023-12-17T19:09:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=83230"},"modified":"2023-12-17T19:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:09:19","slug":"armed-police-descend-on-town-after-man-is-seen-with-a-handgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/armed-police-descend-on-town-after-man-is-seen-with-a-handgun\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed police descend on town after man is seen &apos;with a handgun&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span>BREAKING NEWS<\/span> Armed police descend on town after man is seen &#8216;with a handgun&#8217; knocking on &#8216;windows and doors&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Locals in Cheadle, North Staffordshire, have been warned to stay inside\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Armed police rushed to a town centre this afternoon after reports of a person spotted with a handgun.<\/p>\n<p>Locals in Cheadle,\u00a0North Staffordshire, have been warned to stay inside, after police were called to the High Street this afternoon at 4.20pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One witness claimed an individual was spotted with what appeared to be a handgun and was out on the street &#8216;knocking on windows and doors&#8217;,\u00a0StokeonTrentLive\u00a0reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Staffordshire Police has deployed specialist officers to the scene in what is an ongoing incident. No further details have been released by the force.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/18\/79060359-0-image-a-19_1702837758870.jpg\" height=\"333\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Locals in Cheadle, North Staffordshire, have been warned to stay inside, after police were called to the High Street this afternoon at 4.20pm<\/p>\n<p>An image showed armed police units and dog teams at the scene, but witnesses now say officers have left the High Street.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The force have been approached for a comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12874367\/Armed-police-descend-town-man-seen-handgun-knocking-windows-doors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS Armed police descend on town after man is seen &#8216;with a handgun&#8217; knocking on &#8216;windows and doors&#8217; Locals in Cheadle, North Staffordshire, have been warned to stay inside\u00a0 Armed police rushed to a town centre this afternoon after reports of a person spotted with a handgun. 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