Police sealed off the road at around 8pm.
Markham Tower in Mile Cross sealed off by armed police officers after hoax call
Friday, June 29, 2012
9:18 PM
Armed officers surrounded a tower block in Mile Cross, Norwich, this evening after receiving a hoax call.
A man who allegedly made threats in a phone call to police was arrested.
Officers sealed off Markham Tower in Bowers Avenue after the call was made, with no one in living in the flats allowed to leave.
Richard O’Neill, 37, who lives in the flats, said: “I was trying to get out to Asda, but couldn’t.
“One of the officers knocked on my door and was asking me if I had heard anything. They had reports that a shot had been fired.”
The cordons were lifted by 9pm.
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2 comments
'waste' of all 'these' police time and 'effort'. Well done police 'Force'. Nice to see the residents of markham tower never went to school, probably unable to work because of it too!
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stevejo
Saturday, June 30, 2012
This was frightening.glad it was a hoax.but it was waist of all theese police time and efford.well done police forse.
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maureenmarney@aol.com
Friday, June 29, 2012