ARMED police officers sealed off an east Durham street yesterday after reports of a man waving a handgun.
Officers received a report of a gunman shouting in the Gray Avenue area of Hesleden, at about 11am.
Police, some of them armed, arrived at the scene, and after establishing the man had gone inside a house, mounted what they described as a "containment operation''.
Shortly after midday, a man in his 60s came out into the street and was arrested.
He was taken to Peterlee police station for questioning, and inquiries continued throughout the day.
A later search of a home in Gray Avenue resulted in the discovery of three airguns.
Easington divisional commander, Superintendent Alan Saddler, warned about the dangers of waving any type of gun in a public place.
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