Arrest after hunt by armed police after man seen in Chatham High Street with suspected firearm
Published: 15:50, 17 December 2015
Updated: 15:51, 17 December 2015
A five-hour hunt by armed police for a man seen with a suspected firearm on a busy high street, has ended with an arrest.
Officers were called just after 10.40am after reports a man had been seen in possession of a suspected firearm at a premises in Chatham High Street.
The man later left the premises and the police helicopter and armed officers were called in to help search for him.
A 35-year-old man from Strood was arrested at 3.40pm and has been taken into custody.
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