Boy, 14, charged after armed police find gun and knife in Northampton

Armed police swooped after a teenager was spotted with what appeared to be a handgun in Northampton late on Saturday night (September 11).

Officers and police dogs were deployed in Billing Brook Road after 999 calls reporting a group of youths carrying weapons at around 10pm.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman confirmed PD Olly found a BB gun — a type of air weapon which fires pellets — and a knife after searching nearby.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with possessing an imitation fire arm.