Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A firearm incident in Cheshire turned out to be a man in fancy dress with a fake gun.
Police received reports of a man possibly carrying a firearm on his back on St John Street in Chester at around 4pm on Tuesday, August 17.
Cheshire Live reports that local officers, along with the firearms unit, rushed to the scene. READ MORE: Body spotted floating in a pond but police find it was a mannequin in a onesie But police found that the man was carrying an imitation firearm, which was part of a fancy dress costume.
The man had worn the costume to a party that evening. Cheshire Police said the imitation item was subsequently seized and the man was given 'words
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