Armed police called to disturbance in Leamington

[dutchman]

A man has been arrested



A man has been arrested after armed police were called to a disturbance in Leamington.

Officers were called to Windmill Road at 11.15 this morning (January 7).

The road was cordoned off and specialist firearms officers were deployed to the scene as a precaution.

A 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Section 4a Public Order offence.

He remains in police custody this afternoon.

A spokesman for Warwickshire Police said: "Police were called at around 11.15am this morning (Thursday, 7 January) to a report of a disturbance at an address on Windmill Road in Leamington.

"As a precaution, specialist firearms officers were deployed to the address and a 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Section 4a Public Order offence.

"He remains in police custody at this time.

"Officers are no longer at the scene and the police cordon has been removed."

[rebbonk]

Seems rather overreacting to send an armed response to a 'disturbance'.

Either it was rather more than a 'disturbance' or the police are starting to harden up their response strategies? Personally speaking, police with guns terrify the life out of me.