A 30-year-old man from Sandown remains in Police custody following an Armed Police operation in the seaside town yesterday afternoon (Thursday).
As first reported by Island Echo, a total of 8 Armed Officers responded to Fort Street in the town shortly after 15:00. It’s here that they descended on Sandham House, moving in to arrest a man thought to be in possession of a gun.
It has now been confirmed that the 30-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The weapon was in fact a BB gun, which has been recovered.
The situation arose when the suspect was spotted with the item near to Sandown Pier.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said:
“We were called just before 3pm yesterday (September 2) to a report of a man with a firearm near Sandown Pier Esplanade. The man then went on to an address in Fort Street.
“Officers attended and the man was located, with a BB gun. A 30-year-old man from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence”.
There will be a lot more arias like Fort Street in the years to come, good training exercise for our police on this accasion though.
I remember the good old days when you could walk through the streets with an air rifle over your shoulder. Totally legel, still we were taught responsibility .
Sandham House should be closed down. It’s just not right having types like this vile excuse for a human being living in a residential area with decent law abiding people. There lives must be hell at times. Very stressful. Waving a BB gun around in a seaside town, full of holiday makers……. what is this council thinking?????? Disgusting.
Unfortunately they have to live somewhere,where do you suggest? I do feel sorry for local residents but this is reflected on the house prices, (first time buyers etc).
Why are there SO MANY of them though:? There has always been rough lowlife types around but nothing like the amount today. The do gooders will blame the rest of us in some way as anyone who grew up with abuse but who did not turn out like the usual types they endlessly stick up for, is anathema to them. When they know that not everyone who has been through hell, has to become a waste of space, they don’t like it because it proves them wrong. Look how many times scum get away with things in our courts, yet let anyone else make a silly mistake and they come down hard to make an example of them. One sided double standards in favour of lowlife. The rest of us suffer. Mainly in silence. Even if not, no one takes any notice. When will it change?
The spelling on hear is attrowshuss today!