Shrewsbury man named and charged after Sundorne gun drama
A 42 year-old man from Shrewsbury has been charged with three offences involving a firearm and drugs.
It follows an incident in the Sundorne area of Shrewsbury on Wednesday, where a man was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences. The police operation involved armed officers, police negotiators and unarmed officers in a wooded area behind Shrewsbury Sports Village with residents told to stay away. Police were called to the area at around 10am, they could be seen guarding all entrances to what is known locally as the 7 Pitches playing fields with an arrest made at around 1pm.
On Friday 30 October 2015, Jeffrey Page of Ferndale Road, Shrewsbury was charged with possession of a firearm without a certificate, possession of a loaded/unloaded firearm and suitable ammunition in a public place and possession of a Class B drug.
He has been remanded in custody until his appearance at Telford Magistrates' on Thursday 10 December.
