Police recover firearm, ammunition after alleged confrontation in Rollington Town
Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2020 | 9:21 PM
The police on Tuesday night recovered an illegal gun and several rounds of ammunition on Carmona Drive in Rollington Town.
Reports are that about 3:27 a.m., officers were patrolling the area when they observed a man riding a bicycle.
He was signaled to stop, however, he disobeyed. The police gave chase and the man removed a firearm from his waistband and aimed in the direction of the police, who fired at him.
The suspect managed to escape.
The firearm, a Beretta 9mm pistol and one magazine with twelve 9mm cartridges, a cellular phone and the bicycle were seized.
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