Two boys arrested after rifle sighting on roof

Two teenagers have been arrested after a reported sighting of a rifle with a telescopic scope prompted an armed police response.

Officers were called to reports of two individuals holding the weapon on the roof of a building in Radford Road, New Basford in Nottingham, shortly after 20:00 BST on Tuesday.

A police helicopter was also deployed and two boys - aged 15 and 16 - were arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

No-one has been injured and searches are ongoing to locate the weapon, which is believed to be an imitation firearm, Nottinghamshire Police added.

Det Ch Insp Claire Gould said: "This will have no doubt caused great alarm to the person who called this in, as well as to the surrounding community, but we hope the swift way we reacted provides the public with some reassurance.

"Within a few minutes of attending the scene, officers from our armed policing unit, assisted by our colleagues at NPAS [National Police Air Service], managed to locate two suspects and bring them under arrest."

Police have asked anyone with information to get in touch or ring Crimestoppers anonymously.

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