Chaos descends on leafy street as house 'clear out' turns into huge police operation

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Chaos descended on a leafy south Manchester street after a house "clear out" turned into a huge police operation. Armed officers swooped on the property in Brantingham Road, Chorlton, on Monday evening (September 2).

It came after reports of 'suspicious items' being found. 'Several' imitation firearms were discovered inside the semi-detached house.

As forensic officers removed evidence bags filled with items from the address this afternoon (Tuesday), neighbours on the "quiet street" watched on in shock. READ MORE: 'We are at the cliff edge...' - Manchester is facing down a black hole and it's only getting bigger They said removal vans had been outside the property, at the junction with Abbotsford Road, in recent days.

Just hours after the removal men departed on Monday afternoon, "loads of police vans" descended on the street. “I didn’t know what on earth had happened," said one woman, who asked not to be named. "I thought someone had tried to rob the house or there had been a fight." Another neighbour added: "They had two big vans clearing the house earlier in the day.