Police cordon in London Road during Tuesday morning while the scene was being searched Pic: Blog Preston Two plain clothes police officers tackled the Londo
Urgent rethink calls at Ingol roadworks amid reports of multiple crashes in daysTwo plain clothes police officers tackled the London Road gunman to the ground after a chase, it has been revealed.British Transport Police shared in a thread on X how their officers, who were in an unmarked car in a traffic jam onThe man ran into a housing estate off London Road with the gun and the officers lost sight of him until members of the public pointed out where he ran.
The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and searched at the scene and the transport police officers handed over the man to Lancashire Police. Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.
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