Update following firearms deployment in Cheadle
A 69-year-old man has been released on conditional police bail as we continue to investigate an incident in Cheadle at the weekend.
We went to High Street at 4.20pm on Sunday 17 December following reports of a man with a firearm. He was wearing a long black coat and a black cap at the time.
A short time later, we arrested a man, from Cheadle, on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear/violence. Officers seized a BB gun.
If you have any information that could help us with our inquiries, please call us on 101, quoting incident 492 of 17 December, or message us using Live Chat on our website.
You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Tell them what you know not who you are.