Man arrested over firearms incident after appeal

BBC

5 September 2024 at 5:19 pm·1-min read

A police car — Norfolk Police was called to Norwich Road in Marsham on Tuesday at about 19:15 BST [Martin Giles/BBC]

A man has been arrested in connection with a firearms incident after a police appeal.

Armed officers were called to Norwich Road, Marsham, at about 19:15 BST on Tuesday over concerns about the safety of someone living there.

Norfolk Police confirmed a 30-year-old had been arrested in the West Midlands at about 19:30 on Thursday on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

The force added a woman in her 50s was also being held on suspicion of assisting an offender and both would be returned to Norfolk for questioning.

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