An armed offender squad alert, sparked by a big bang in the Hastings suburb of
St Leonard's, was called off after streets were closed for more than 30 minutes yesterday.
Police said the squad was assembled after a resident reported the noise from an address in Townshend St about 1.50pm. It was confirmed no firearm was involved and no arrests or other action were taken.
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