Man admits gun waving

A Blackpool man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm to cause fear of violence.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Oct 2018, 16:38 BST
Updated 19th Oct 2018, 17:43 BST
CCTV of the gunman outside the J&R Convenience Store on Cromwell RoadCCTV of the gunman outside the J&R Convenience Store on Cromwell Road
CCTV of the gunman outside the J&R Convenience Store on Cromwell Road

Luke Richards, 26, of Cromwell Road, North Shore, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Thursday.

He is due to be sentenced at the court on Thursday, November 15.

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Armed police were called to Cromwell Road on September 13 after a man was seen brandishing a handgun outside the Premier Direct J&R Convenience Store.

People fled in a panic and the nearby Westminster Primary Academy was put on lock-down.

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