False alarm in Erith after air gun used in garden
Armed police arrived to a home in Erith after being called to reports of shots fired.
However, when they arrived to Alford Road they quickly learned that the disturbing noise was from an air gun.
A police spokesman added: "We were called to reports of shots fired. Officers attended the location and established that an air gun was being used in a garden.
"Nobody was arrested and no weapons were seized."
People took to social media to report seeing armed police in Alford Road on Saturday, May 19, at around 7pm.
ERITH: Reports of armed police seen at a property in Alford Road by Fraser Road about 8:30pm last night.
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) May 20, 2018
But rest assured - it was just one big noisy false alarm.
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