Updated: Woman charged after firearms false alarm in Canvey (From Echo)
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Updated: Woman charged after firearms false alarm in Canvey
7:05pm Friday 22nd March 2013 in News
A WOMAN has been charged with wasting police time following reports that a man was seen with a firearm in Canvey.
Armed police swooped on a house in Link Road at about 5.20pm on Friday.
Officers entered the house and used a stun grenade - a device which makes a loud bang to disorientate an offender. No firearms were fired.
The property was searched but it was empty.
A police spokesman confirmed that following further enquiries, a 21 year old Canvey woman was arrested and later charged with wasting police time by making a false report.
She has been bailed to appear at Southend Magistrates' Court on April 8.
Comments(17)
Audioman
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8:02pm Fri 22 Mar 13
supermadmax
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9:21pm Fri 22 Mar 13
Interesting, it was only last week that a large number of twitter / facebook users from Canvey were claiming to have been hunted by a rapist, after one girl claimed a man tried to attack her.
Oppose the Core Strategy
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11:05pm Fri 22 Mar 13
Oppose the Core Strategy
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11:06pm Fri 22 Mar 13
Oppose the Core Strategy wrote:"was vacant"
Just seen armed police storm house in Link Road after shot was heard from inside house. Police fired what sounded like around 10 shots on entering. Don't think house as vacant as at least 1 person seen inside by onlookers
davidfm
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9:23am Sat 23 Mar 13
chba16719
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10:23am Sat 23 Mar 13
davidfm
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12:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13
supermadmax
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3:54pm Sat 23 Mar 13
How is it ?
supermadmax
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3:55pm Sat 23 Mar 13
davidfm
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4:14pm Sat 23 Mar 13
stopmoaning1
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6:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Carnabackable
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7:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13
davidfm
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9:28pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Rachie
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7:09pm Sun 24 Mar 13
davidfm wrote:Hope you're not too stressed. I imagine it's quite a shock to be rudely interrupted by mistake!
This was my house and i can assure you NO shots were fired by Police and noone was at home at the time.It was as the police have said A HOAX CALL
I understand the police following such calls up, but still not fun for innocent parties!
kev1956in
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7:30pm Sun 24 Mar 13
Carnabackable wrote:i think you will find everybody no matter where they live has to drink.
The idiot had probably been drinking, that's what they do on Canvey, hope prison is considered,as punishment
Fact of life if you do not drink you die.
davidfm
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9:03pm Sun 24 Mar 13
Oppose the Core Strategy says...
7:40pm Fri 22 Mar 13