Man arrested after allegedly waving ‘hand gun’ at park
POLICE received an emergency call that a man was waving a ‘hand gun’ at a Kingaroy park.
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UPDATE 3.10PM:
KINGAROY police have arrested a man after he was allegedly waving a fake gun at Memorial Park in Kingaroy.
A concerned citizen made a triple-zero call to police about 2.20pm, reporting a man allegedly waving around a hand gun.
It has been confirmed the weapon was a gel blaster hand gun.
The man is currently being processed at Kingaroy police station, with investigations currently ongoing.
EARLIER:
POLICE have responded to reports of a man waving a fake gun in Memorial Park in Kingaroy.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman said a concerned citizen had called triple-0 call about 2.20pm to report an incident of a man waving a gun at Memorial Park on Williams St.
The spokesman said police confirmed it was a fake gun.
Kingaroy police are now on scene investigating the incident.
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