An air rifle was also seized in a search of a 'nearby' property where he was arrested
A 70 year-old man was arrested after police called to reports of gunshots found an injured pigeon in a garden.
It's understood the incident happened on Monday, but no specific address in the town has been revealed by Greater Manchester Police. In a post on the GMP Bolton South Facebook page, the force said: "PC Waite of the South Neighbourhood Team has responded to reports of the sound of a gunshot, finding a pigeon shot and injured in a garden.
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