Chadwell St Mary: Man makes threats with hammer and BB gun
Essex PoliceA man has been charged after people were threatened with a hammer and an imitation gun.
The incident happened on Godman Road, Chadwell St Mary, Essex at 12:45 GMT on Sunday, 12 November.
Specialist firearms officers were deployed following reports that a man had damaged a glass window with a hammer, before returning with a BB gun.
A 30-year-old man has been charged on several counts and remanded in custody.
As well as the gun and hammer, police also recovered a knife and a knuckle duster, the force said.
The man, from Chadwell St Mary, near Grays, was charged with harassment, criminal damage, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place, possessing an imitation firearm and possessing a bladed article in a public place.
He will appear before Basildon Crown Court next month.
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