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1/1 A TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of possessing an imitation firearm after reports of shots being fired at a college. Sandijs Dreimanis appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court in connection with the incident at Crawley College on Monday. Previously The Argus reported how armed police were called to the area at 3.10pm. It was reported that a man allegedly carrying a gun was tackled by teachers at the college. Two people sustained minor injuries, which we...

Updated Wednesday, 28th April 2021, 9:00 am Shortly after 3.10pm, police received reports of shots being fired at the site in College Road. Officers swiftly responded to the scene, where the suspect had been detained by two college employees; a teacher and a member of support staff, police said. A blank firing handgun and a knife were seized, and at 3.20pm an 18-year-old man from Crawley was arrested, confirmed police. Officers at the scene on Monday Two people sustained minor injuries – ...

Teenager charged following incident at college in Sussex Sandijs Dreimanis, 18, has been named by police and is expected to appear in court later today Armed police at Crawley College on Monday (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in acc...

Teacher praised as hero after rugby tackling gunman Credit: Snapchat The Sun reports that a student posting on Snapchat said: “The guy managed to slice his hand open." A firearm and a knife were seized, as two college staff members were treated for minor injuries. A spokesman for Sussex Police said officers have now searched an address in Barton Walk, Crawley, in connection with the incident. READ MORE: The force said the injuries were not gunshot wounds and police are not lookin...

POLICE have searched a house after "shots were fired" at a busy college yesterday. Two teachers were injured and an 18-year-old was arrested after officers received reports that gunshots had been fired at Crawley College at about 3pm. A firearm and a knife were seized, as two college staff members were treated for minor injuries. CRAWLEY FIREARMS INCIDENT. A spokesman for Sussex Police said officers have now searched an address in Barton Walk, Crawley, in connection with the inciden...

BBC News Published image captionSpecialist counter-terror firearms officers searched the area around Crawley College Police have thanked people who helped apprehend a suspect amid reports of gunshots at a college. Armed police officers descended on Crawley College in West Sussex at 15:10 BST on Monday, and arrested an 18-year-old man. Ch Supt Howard Hodges said: "I want to thank those who helped apprehend the suspect before officers arrived." Two members of staff sustained minor injuries, and a...

Officers also conducted a search at an address in Barton Walk, Crawley, in connection with the incident. Chief Inspector Shane Baker, of the Crawley Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’d personally like to thank everyone who helped to quickly bring this incident to a safe conclusion, especially the two members of college staff whose heroics have not gone unnoticed. "They put themselves in harm’s way in order to protect their students, fellow employees and the wider public, and I a...

Police continue to question 18-year-old suspect and say incident is not being treated as terrorism Armed police at Crawley College on Monday after reports of gunshots. Two staff members suffered minor injuries but it is unclear whether shots were fired. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Armed police at Crawley College on Monday after reports of gunshots. Two staff members suffered minor injuries but it is unclear whether shots were fired. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Tue 27 Apr 2021 08.45 EDT Last modified on T...

Last modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 16.01 EDT A heroic teacher and college worker have been praised for tackling and handing over to police a masked gunman who burst into a packed college allegedly firing a pistol, triggering panic and fear. An 18-year-old man remained in custody after the scare at Crawley college on Monday. Police revealed the suspect had a pistol firing blanks, with the melee leading to two college staff suffering minor wounds. Police said a firearm and knife were recovered from...

Updated Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 4:25 pm Dozens of armed police including counter terrorism officers descended on the college after shots were fired at the College Road site, police said. And now a police chief has praised the staff for putting themselves in harms way to protect others. Chief Inspector Shane Baker, of the Crawley Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I’d personally like to thank everyone who helped to quickly bring this incident to a safe conclusion, especially the two memb...