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Armed police descend on Richmond Simon Bloomberg Reporter

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Nelson police want to reassure the public that they are safe after schools and businesses went into lock down and Bateup Rd was closed while armed police descended on a Collins Rd property in the second Armed Offenders call-out in Richmond in the last month. The latest call-out followed an incident at Sun City Motors at Three Brothers Corner just after 10am last Thursday when a 35-year-old man allegedly threatened another man with a shotgun. Armed police arrested the alleged offender after a nine-hour search that involved over 40 police officers. It was the second armed response in Richmond in the last month after police searched for a man at a Stratford St property on May 5 following a robbery in Collins Rd. Armed police were also present when police descended on a Bateup Rd property to execute a search warrant on March 10. Nelson Bays Area commander Mat Arnold-Kelly concedes

that two armed responses in the last month is unusual but stresses that police are “thoroughly trained” to use firearms and only employ them “if they deem the risk needs it”. He says the safety of the public and their officers is always paramount whenever there is an incident involving firearms. Although Mat says police have “historically been reluctant to arm themselves, all constabulary members who work in response have access to firearms”. He also says police have gradually been increasing the number of firearms, tasers and ballistics vests available to staff and are using them “more and more” in response to the risk associated with increased gang activity. “Certainly, with the increase in gang activity and methamphetamine, which is closely linked with gangs, we are coming across more firearms. But that’s not just in Nelson Bays - that’s a national issue, it’s just representative of what’s happening nationally.” Matt says he wants to reassure

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Waimea Old Boys Under-7 Red player Arlo Maxwell makes a break up field during their game at Jubilee Park on Saturday. All of the club’s teams were playing at Jubilee Park as part of their Club Day. For more photos and stories see page 25. Photo: Barry Whitnall/Shuttersport.

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