Armed siege in Basildon (From Basildon Recorder)
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Armed siege in Basildon
5:10pm Saturday 28th April 2012 in News
ARMED cops forced their way into a Basildon home after threats were made to police.
Officers were called to a house in Gordon Road following a neighbour dispute at about 9.30pm on Friday.
A man in the house then threatened police officers with violence.
Police forced their way in shortly after 2am today and arrested a 52-year-old man.
He was taken to Basildon Hospital suffering from a pre-existing medical condition.
He was later discharged and taken to Basildon Police station for questioning.
FOR FULL STORY SEE MONDAY'S PAPER
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