Arrests after armed men reported riding scrambler bike
A 17-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man have been arrested in an Aintree supermarket, after reports men were seen riding a scrambler bike armed with a firearm.
A 17-year-old boy and a 25-year-old man have been arrested in an Aintree supermarket, after reports men were seen riding a scrambler bike armed with a firearm.
Merseyside Police were called to Whitefield Drive, Kirkby, just after 6.35pm following reports that two people on a scrambler bike were seen in possession of a firearm.
The bike was then reported to be riding around the Maghull area before being abandoned near Switch Island.
Two males were seen by witnesses to enter a nearby Asda supermarket on Ormskirk Road. They were arrested in the store by officers on suspicion of possession of a firearm and unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle.
A search of the area was carried out and a Nissan car and a scrambler bike have been seized for forensic examination.
A 25 year-old and a 17 year-old – are currently being questioned.