Arrest made after reports of man armed with gun on train to Belfast

Man arrested & charged with possession of gun on NI train to Belfast

A MAN has been arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer and possession of a firearm on a train in Northern Ireland. The 52-year-old was arrested at Lanyon Station in Belfast on Thursday, February 6. Police have received reports of a man armed with a gun approaching female passengers travelling on the train from Holywood. The teenage girls were described as being “extremely frightened” after the incident and managed to get off the…

Arrest made after reports of man armed with gun on train to Belfast

Two teenage girls were described as disturbed and upset after the incident on the train in Co Down

Man arrested for ‘impersonating police officer and pointing gun at teenage girls’

The incident took place on a train heading to Belfast (Picture: translink) A man has been charged after allegedly carrying a gun on a train and approaching young female passengers while claiming to be a police officer. The suspect was arrested at a train station in Belfast on Thursday following reports he had ‘brandished the weapon, pointing it at staff’. Police claim the 52-year-old suspect approached two teenage girls at the train station in H…

'Truly deplorable' - Man arrested following reports of armed passenger on Down train

A man has been arrested following reports of an armed passenger claiming to be a police officer on a train in County Down. After being searched by police, the man in question was found to be carrying a BB, or air, gun. A police spokesman later stated that the man was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. A man has been arrested following reports of an armed pass…

Man With Gun On Bangor Train Arrested By Police

A 52-year old man was arrested at Lanyon station in Belfast yesterday, Thursday 6 February, following reports of a man armed with a gun

Police make arrest after reports of man with gun approaching young female passengers on train

A 52-year-old man was arrested at Lanyon station in Belfast yesterday, Thursday 6 February, following reports of a man armed with a gun approaching young female passengers travelling on the train from Holywood. Detective Sergeant McCartan, said: “At around 3.30pm a man, who had claimed to be a police officer, approached two teenage girls at the train station in Holywood. He then moved his coat, and both observed what they believed to be a gun in…