Firearms officers arrest man wielding a gun and 'making threats' in St Helier town centre

There were no reported injuries after the 43-year-old man made "threats of violence" with a gun.

Armed police have arrested a man who was wielding a gun and making "threats of violence" in St Helier.

States of Jersey Police say they received a call of a man acting suspiciously in a shop on King Street at approximately 4pm on Tuesday 18 June.

Firearms officers were sent to St Helier town centre and found the man outside the shop with a BB gun.

The 43-year-old was arrested and taken into custody.

There are no reported injuries.

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