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Teen arrest as dispute turns nasty
ARMED police stormed two homes in Calne after reports a teenager was carrying an AK47 gun and threatening his neighbours.
The dispute arose after a woman in Bishop Road asked her next-door neighbour to turn his music down and she was pushed across his front garden.
Her teenage son appeared brandishing a firearm, later found to be a BB gun, and a violent argument arose between the two families.
In scenes neighbours described as terrifying, three police vans and more than ten armed police officers blocked off the street at 11pm on Saturday.
One neighbour said: "Suddenly all these
police cars had blocked the street off and were shouting and screaming.
"The police didn't even bother to shut the doors of the vans they were in such a hurry. I saw three police officers push a lad down to the ground.
"I am scared to live on this road now if things like this are happening. I have even asked the council to move because my children are now too scared to go outside.
"All we could hear was smashing glass and screaming."
Police cordoned off the street and arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of carrying an imitation firearm with intent and his neighbour on suspicion of assault.
The teenager was later charged and the neighbour released.
In a second twist to the street feud the father of the arrested teen came home at around midnight and tried to smash his neighbour's door down. He was later
arrested and cautioned by police.
10:05am Thursday 3rd July 2008
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CommentPosted by: spooks, calne on 10:19am Thu 3 Jul 08
I am scared to live on this road now if things like this are happening. I have even asked the council to move because my children are now too scared to go outside.
its not like it happens every day.i thought it made good sat night entertainment.
I am scared to live on this road now if things like this are happening. I have even asked the council to move because my children are now too scared to go outside.
its not like it happens every day.i thought it made good sat night entertainment.
Posted by: shed, vale of pewsey on 3:33pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Yet More neighbours from hell, what a shame the police didn't shoot the little yob onthe spot.
Then I supose we'd have all the carp about what a little misunderstood angel he was, who was brilliant scholar, loved by all and was going to grow up and save the world. Are they related to anyone in Devizes by any chance ?
Yet More neighbours from hell, what a shame the police didn't shoot the little yob onthe spot.
Then I supose we'd have all the carp about what a little misunderstood angel he was, who was brilliant scholar, loved by all and was going to grow up and save the world. Are they related to anyone in Devizes by any chance ?
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 5:36pm Thu 3 Jul 08
shed i dont think you know what happened but the lad in question was only pretecting his mother after she was launhed across her garden by a chap she had asked to turn his music down and the lad is no scholar he does have special needs and i would like to think that any child would pretect his family the neighbours in question are no angles they were also throwing glass bottles at the lads mother
shed i dont think you know what happened but the lad in question was only pretecting his mother after she was launhed across her garden by a chap she had asked to turn his music down and the lad is no scholar he does have special needs and i would like to think that any child would pretect his family the neighbours in question are no angles they were also throwing glass bottles at the lads mother
Posted by: me calne, calne on 6:06pm Thu 3 Jul 08
people like shed make me sick when they dont know the full facts and as usual the full facts haven't been printed i agree with mind your own
people like shed make me sick when they dont know the full facts and as usual the full facts haven't been printed i agree with mind your own
Posted by: spooks, calne on 8:10pm Thu 3 Jul 08
daft thing was he was a good sticker upper at skittles.
daft thing was he was a good sticker upper at skittles.
Posted by: shed, vale of pewsey on 8:18pm Thu 3 Jul 08
No I dont know what happened, only what printed here, but then I still ask what kind of parent lets a kid with "special needs" own/play with an AK47 replica for gods sake?
whats wrong here is that any kind of this antisocial behaviour from either of these familes should be tolerated by the poor s*ds who have to live nearby.
No I dont know what happened, only what printed here, but then I still ask what kind of parent lets a kid with "special needs" own/play with an AK47 replica for gods sake?
whats wrong here is that any kind of this antisocial behaviour from either of these familes should be tolerated by the poor s*ds who have to live nearby.
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 8:32pm Thu 3 Jul 08
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 8:32pm Thu 3 Jul 08
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened
Posted by: spooks, calne on 9:25pm Thu 3 Jul 08
[quote][bold]mind your own[/bold] wrote:
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened [/quote] You must live very close to me then lol.
i have known the family involved for just over five years and in that time they have been no bother .
the teenager involved i know him he sticks up for are skittles team .he has always been polite and seems a decent lad.
despite this.
if someone pushed your mother across a lawn,and chucked bottles what would you have done shook his hand?
mind your own wrote:
the parent soon put a stop to the kid with the gun and yes your right we are poor sods who have to live in this street but as a rule it's normally quite a nice place to live i hope the lad gets off with a caution as it seems the neighbours have and they could have done more damage with the bottles they were throwing after all the gun was a replicar that was capped but who am i to judge i only seen what happened
You must live very close to me then lol.
i have known the family involved for just over five years and in that time they have been no bother .
the teenager involved i know him he sticks up for are skittles team .he has always been polite and seems a decent lad.
despite this.
if someone pushed your mother across a lawn,and chucked bottles what would you have done shook his hand?
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 7:51am Fri 4 Jul 08
it seems that we do live in the same street and i agree i have live hear for seven years now and not once have i had a problem with the family i hope the police realise that he was only pretecting his mother and let him off with a warning he's not a bad lad and i hope that he will soon be able to return home i think not being aloud to live at at his own home is stupid he cant do it again the police took the bloody gun
it seems that we do live in the same street and i agree i have live hear for seven years now and not once have i had a problem with the family i hope the police realise that he was only pretecting his mother and let him off with a warning he's not a bad lad and i hope that he will soon be able to return home i think not being aloud to live at at his own home is stupid he cant do it again the police took the bloody gun
Posted by: Joe, Calne on 7:05pm Fri 4 Jul 08
Perhaps he does deserve a light penalty and just a warning if he is genrally a nice kid as you all seem to say. But the use of some kind of fire arm cannot be condoned that was unacceptable and the police are right to take action as it was brought out this kind of thing with imitation weapons pellet firers air weapons etc does need to be stamped out hard
Perhaps he does deserve a light penalty and just a warning if he is genrally a nice kid as you all seem to say. But the use of some kind of fire arm cannot be condoned that was unacceptable and the police are right to take action as it was brought out this kind of thing with imitation weapons pellet firers air weapons etc does need to be stamped out hard
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 8:37pm Fri 4 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Joe[/bold] wrote:
Perhaps he does deserve a light penalty and just a warning if he is genrally a nice kid as you all seem to say. But the use of some kind of fire arm cannot be condoned that was unacceptable and the police are right to take action as it was brought out this kind of thing with imitation weapons pellet firers air weapons etc does need to be stamped out hard[/quote] i agree but this lad really isn't like that he was genually pretecting his family
Joe wrote:
Perhaps he does deserve a light penalty and just a warning if he is genrally a nice kid as you all seem to say. But the use of some kind of fire arm cannot be condoned that was unacceptable and the police are right to take action as it was brought out this kind of thing with imitation weapons pellet firers air weapons etc does need to be stamped out hard
i agree but this lad really isn't like that he was genually pretecting his family
Posted by: spooks, calne on 11:43pm Fri 4 Jul 08
No what he did was wrong and nobody should ever condone a firearm.
but on the whole he is a good kid.
and just waiting for the story to be racial as aparently thats what the family has said .
i wish i was black i could get away with all sorts.say it was racial and the pc brigade cause a up roar.
No what he did was wrong and nobody should ever condone a firearm.
but on the whole he is a good kid.
and just waiting for the story to be racial as aparently thats what the family has said .
i wish i was black i could get away with all sorts.say it was racial and the pc brigade cause a up roar.
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 9:08am Sat 5 Jul 08
you said it spooks not me lol
you said it spooks not me lol
Posted by: spooks, calne on 9:12am Sat 5 Jul 08
[quote][bold]mind your own[/bold] wrote:
you said it spooks not me lol [/quote] true though isnt it.lol
mind your own wrote:
you said it spooks not me lol
true though isnt it.lol
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 11:43am Sat 5 Jul 08
yes i supose it is looks like a week later the police are finally hear to take statements
yes i supose it is looks like a week later the police are finally hear to take statements
Posted by: shifty, calne on 10:26am Sun 6 Jul 08
What lovely well rounded individuals you all are.
AK47's, pushing woman over, kicking neighbours doors in, well done for dumming down the human race a little bit.
What lovely well rounded individuals you all are.
AK47's, pushing woman over, kicking neighbours doors in, well done for dumming down the human race a little bit.
Posted by: lilpaget, devizes on 11:22pm Mon 7 Jul 08
Hopefully this article will be in the gazette this week and the boy in question will be cautioned for possession of a firearm at the very least!! It might prove as a deterrant for people in my village who think that firearms are cool and buy them to sell on but hide them where 9year olds can find them.
As for the comment about being related to people in devizes, if you think people in devizes all carry guns come down and meet anyone of us and i guarantee anyone you ask will not own a gun or know anyone that does! People in devizes dont generally need weapons, we use our fists!
Hopefully this article will be in the gazette this week and the boy in question will be cautioned for possession of a firearm at the very least!! It might prove as a deterrant for people in my village who think that firearms are cool and buy them to sell on but hide them where 9year olds can find them.
As for the comment about being related to people in devizes, if you think people in devizes all carry guns come down and meet anyone of us and i guarantee anyone you ask will not own a gun or know anyone that does! People in devizes dont generally need weapons, we use our fists!
Posted by: lilpaget, devizes on 11:25pm Mon 7 Jul 08
Also the only time i have every known an armed response vehicle in my village is not when there have been reports of guns but when a fight kicks off which cant be brought under control by ordinary beat officers!!
Also the only time i have every known an armed response vehicle in my village is not when there have been reports of guns but when a fight kicks off which cant be brought under control by ordinary beat officers!!
Posted by: clifford, calne on 7:03pm Wed 16 Jul 08
man assualts women causing actual bodliy harm, and is released without charge, son protects mother, and is looking at 3 years, does this seem fair to you?
man assualts women causing actual bodliy harm, and is released without charge, son protects mother, and is looking at 3 years, does this seem fair to you?
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 8:35pm Wed 16 Jul 08
no it really doesn't seem fair maybe you should ask the police to look at this again and call witneses
no it really doesn't seem fair maybe you should ask the police to look at this again and call witneses
Posted by: clifford, calne on 9:27pm Wed 16 Jul 08
we tried calling witnesses but the police don't want to know so were classing this as racisim and we will be contacting out local mp, my dad will not let this rest watch this space
we tried calling witnesses but the police don't want to know so were classing this as racisim and we will be contacting out local mp, my dad will not let this rest watch this space
Posted by: Stevenz, Calne on 1:18am Mon 21 Jul 08
that is very true clifford i was there at the time i rang the police this is very offence when the victim's dad had to go in for questioning he had to contact his mate and the police took the black gentlemen home in a police car do you think this is right? the police are scared to be racist and the victim is not allowed back in his street until september this is very wrong and i wont let this happen either the victim is a very good mate of mine
that is very true clifford i was there at the time i rang the police this is very offence when the victim's dad had to go in for questioning he had to contact his mate and the police took the black gentlemen home in a police car do you think this is right? the police are scared to be racist and the victim is not allowed back in his street until september this is very wrong and i wont let this happen either the victim is a very good mate of mine
Posted by: clifford, calne on 10:11pm Mon 21 Jul 08
the police at last are taking witness statements after 3 weeks and hopefully we might get a satisfactory outcome watch this space.
the police at last are taking witness statements after 3 weeks and hopefully we might get a satisfactory outcome watch this space.
Posted by: mind your own, calne on 9:49pm Fri 25 Jul 08
SORRY BUT I VERY MUCH DOUGHT IT WHEN THE POLICE CAME TO ASK IF I HAD SEEN ANYTHING THEY DIDNNN'T EVEN WAIT FOR AN ANSWER THEY HAD OTHER THINGS FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO DO IT JUST MAKES ME WONDER WHAT AND WITH WHO MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MP
SORRY BUT I VERY MUCH DOUGHT IT WHEN THE POLICE CAME TO ASK IF I HAD SEEN ANYTHING THEY DIDNNN'T EVEN WAIT FOR AN ANSWER THEY HAD OTHER THINGS FAR MORE IMPORTANT TO DO IT JUST MAKES ME WONDER WHAT AND WITH WHO MAYBE IT'S TIME TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MP
Posted by: me on 9:36pm Fri 29 Aug 08
omg!! kids with guns, real or bb it dont mater, its WRONG
omg!! kids with guns, real or bb it dont mater, its WRONG
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