Armed response unit scrambled to Northamptonshire village after hoax call
Though residents had reported hearing loud bangs during the incident in Chipsey Avenue, Bugbrooke, on Saturday night - the force has confirmed that no shots were fired in the incident.
A police spokeswoman said an armed unit was scrambled to the road at around 11pm on Saturday, May 13, but the call was a "hoax".
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Hide AdShe said: "We were called to a house in Bugbrooke, however, there was nothing untoward found following a police investigation."
As for eyewitness reports loud bangs in the area, the spokeswoman said: "The only thing people would have heard was police using their usual methods when going into an unknown situation."
A woman was arrested on suspicion of making the hoax call, but so far no one has been charged.