Man arrested on suspicion of firearm and weapons offences after armed police raid home on Moorcroft Avenue in Burton

A MAN was arrested after armed police raided a Burton home and alerted bomb disposal experts.

Dorset force’s firearms officers entered the address on Moorcroft Avenue around 11.30am on Saturday.

They arrested a 44-year-old on suspicion of possessing a firearm without lawful certificate and possessing prohibited weapons in a private place.

He was later bailed pending further enquiries.

An army explosive ordnance disposal team was called to assess suspicious items found during a search of the address.

But a police spokesperson said: “These were found to be inactive, and we would like to reassure the community that throughout the warrant there was no threat to the public.

“A thorough investigation is under way.”