AN 18-year-old has been arrested by police investigating reports that a gun-wielding man was spotted in Dunmow.
Armed police and a helicopter scoured the town last Thursday (January 24) afternoon after receiving reports of a man with what was believed to be a gun in the waistband of his trousers.
No initial trace of the suspect was found but on Friday (January 25) police arrested the man - who is from the Dunmow area - in connection with the investigation.
He was taken to a police station for questioning and has been bailed to report back on Thursday February 14.
A suspected BB gun has also been recovered.