Updated:Armed Police called to incident in Sandown on the Isle of Wight
Armed police officers Hampshire Constabulary have been called to Sandown on the Isle of Wight this afternoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpaCCxfc0GI Officers from the joint armed response Roads policing unit were called to the incident High Street in Sandown just after 4pm on Monday. Armed officers detained a number of people outside the Sandown library building. Hampshire Constabulary deployed the specialist officers to Avenue Road, Sandown at 15:46 following a report that a member of the public had spoken to a man who claimed he had a gun. The 46-year-old homeless man was spoken to by officers and released with no further action.
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