A man in his 20s from the St Neots area has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an air-weapon in a public place after an incident in Eaton Socon this morning.

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He is currently in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough.

Armed police were called at about 9.30am this morning (Thursday) after recieving reports of a man carrying a suspected firearm in Marchioness Way, Eaton Socon. Officers attended and a firearm, believed to be an air rifle, was recovered.