A man wanted for a firearms offence was found asleep on a sofa when police searched a vacant Clifton house. Officers from Clifton Neighbourhood Policing Team attended the property in Kipling Close, Clifton, at around 8am on Tuesday, July 4.
They were alerted by housing officers from Nottingham City Council who noticed people were inside the address when they went to change the locks. The property should have been empty as a previous occupant had recently been provided with alternative accommodation.
When police entered the house they found a man wrapped in a blanket who they recognised as a suspect wanted for possessing a gun during a previous incident in Clifton. A victim had reported being threatened by a man armed with the weapon on 14 June 2023 at an address in Lanthwaite Close.
