A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence following an incident in Pinehurst.

Wiltshire Police were called at around 12.15pm on June 22 after a man had been seen pointing a weapon out of a window of a house in Beech Avenue.

Nearby Swindon Academy was placed on lockdown at the request of the police. 

Armed officers attended the scene and seized an air riffle and a knife from the address matching the description given by a member of the public.

Enquiries continued throughout the day and officers arrested the man this morning. 

He is currently in custody in Gablecross Police Station.  

Insp Steve Love said: “Although nobody was injured during this incident, the actions of this individual caused an understandable amount of concern and distress to those living in the local area.

“Residents may have seen a heightened police presence in the Beech Avenue area yesterday afternoon as we responded to this initial report.

“Please be reassured that we take reports of this nature extremely seriously and will always deal as robustly and efficiently as we can.”