Arrest after reports of group threatened with gun

A dual carriageway, with buildings lining both sides. Traffic lights in the foreground are on green, with several cars in the distance. The carriageways are separated by railings on a concrete section. There is a part-built building in the distance several storeys highGoogle

Barracks Road forms part of the ring road around Newcastle-under-Lyme

A man has been arrested after reports of a group of people being threatened with a gun.

Staffordshire Police said officers were called at 15:40 BST to Barracks Road in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where they seized a replica firearm.

No-one was injured in the incident, the force said, and a 50-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

He remains in custody and officers are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.

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