A teenager with a water pistol was behind reports of a firearm being pointed at vehicles, police have said. A busy junction ...

The child had a blue and white plastic water pistol - Police Conduct An officer asked the child where the gun was and he said it was a water gun and “it’s at home”. At the same time a member ...

The actions of armed police who surrounded and arrested a 13-year-old black boy after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun were 'reasonable in the circumstances', the Independent ...

handcuffed and arrested on suspicion of having a firearm after being confronted by officers with submachine guns while having a water fight with his younger sister near his home. After an officer ...

The actions of armed police who surrounded and arrested a 13-year-old boy after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun were ‘reasonable in the circumstances’ (Picture: Getty ...

He was then surrounded by officers and arrested, although the toy gun was not found. When the boy's mother appeared and explained he had been playing with a toy water pistol, he was de-arrested ...

Armed police who arrested a 13-year-old boy after his water pistol was mistaken for a gun acted reasonably in the circumstances, a police watchdog has found. The boy sustained soft-tissue injuries ...

A teenager with a water pistol was behind reports of a firearm ... last Friday by armed police responding to a call saying a gun was being pointed at traffic in the area. Today, Cleveland Police ...