An investigation is underway after a man in possession of an imitation firearm made off from police.
Police were called to an incident near Deane Road, in Bolton, at 3pm yesterday (Friday January 20). An imitation firearm was recovered from the area but no arrests were made after the man who had been holding the gun managed to flee.
GMP confirmed that the incident is not believed to be connected to a later incident in the same area, where officers were called to a mass brawl in Deane Road, at around 5pm.
