Armed police spotted in Gate Pa
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Save Armed police in Gate Pa this afternoon. Photo / Supplied
Armed police have been spotted in the Gate Pa area this afternoon.
Four police cars and officers holding "long guns" were seen on Watling St in Gate Pa about 1.20pm, a Gate Pa resident said.
A police spokesman said the officers were there due to an "ongoing investigation" and were
undertaking a "pre-planned" search warrant.
The Armed Offenders Squad had been there as a precaution, he said.
The Gate Pa resident said he saw the officers leaving about 1.45pm.
