Police arrest man after anonymous call about suspected gun prompts Leeds house search

The unidentified caller said they had seen a man in a car holding what they believed was a gun.

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The reported incident on the the A650 near Drighlington on Saturday afternoon led officers to search a property elsewhere in the city.

Although no firearm was found at the address in Elmete Walk, a 29-year-old man was arrested by investigators.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "At 4.45pm on Saturday, police were contacted by an anonymous caller who reported having seen what he believed to be a firearm being held by a male in another car while he was driving on.

"The suspect car was later traced to an address in Elmete Walk, Leeds, and a 29-year-old man was arrested from the property in connection with the incident."

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The arrested man was subsequently released under investigation, the police spokesman said.