Three men were arrested by armed police today after a spate of BB gun shootings across Oldham. The suspects were stopped by officers in an Armed Response Vehicle in Salford.
The men's car was intercepted on Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford just after 1am today near the McDonald's restaurant. A spokesperson for GMP said: "Three men were arrested on firearms offences and a number of BB guns were recovered. "
The swoop followed numerous reports of BB guns being fired in Oldham over the past five evenings. Three hours before the arrests a discharge of a firearm was reported in Villa Road, Oldham, off the main A627, at about 10pm.
