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Two arrested after armed siege in Blacon
Jul 23 2008 by Laurie Stocks-Moore, Chester Chronicle
AN ARMED police siege has resulted in two arrests after a man was reported to be brandishing a handgun.
The siege began on Lincoln Road, near Blacon Avenue, Blacon at 9.05am today (Wednesday, July 23) and the stand-off lasted until 10.30am.
The road was cordoned off as several police cars and a van surrounded the address with trained firarms officers.
Cheshire police spokesman Rachel Hayes said: “At 9.05am, police went to Lincoln Road to a report of a man with a handgun.
“The end result was a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and a 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.
“No police or members of the public have been hurt.”
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