Armed police make arrest in Leamington over illegal firearms

Police in Leamington received intelligence that a person in Napton Drive was in possession of an illegal firearm and descended on the property yesterday (Sunday).

Roads in the area were cordoned off on Sunday evening as a precautionary measure while the warrant was executed at the address.

A male was arrested from the property and is currently in custody at Leamington Police Station.

It follows another warrant executed at an undisclosed address in Leamington on Friday morning where a property was searched by armed police who were looking for the suspect. No arrests were made on this occasion.

PC Jon Belcher, the community beat manager for Leamington North said: “These warrants illustrate that the Police will proactively follow up on intelligence that is provided to us by the community.

“On both of these occasions, the operations were planned in advance and the cordons were only put in place to allow the officers to operate safely.

“At no point was public safety at risk. We hope that these operations show that any information provided is taken seriously, and Warwickshire Police will not hesitate to take action against those involved in criminal activity in our area.”

Anyone who wishes to provide information to the police in connection with any criminal activity should call 101 or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.