A man was almost Tasered by police after he was caught wandering around with a fake handgun and plastic handcuffs.
Four Hall was seen on CCTV walking around an area of South Shields and acting in a "strange manner" whilst in possession of what appeared to be a handgun. When police arrived, Hall - who was wearing a balaclava - was then "red-dotted" with a Taser before being arrested.
The bizarre incident happened on December 12 last year - not long after Hall, 36, had been released from a nine-month prison sentence for two counts of possession of an imitation firearm.
