"Explosives experts have been called to a residential street in Devon, where police have evacuated homes. Officers found items that required expert analysis, after they carried out a warrant at a property in College Avenue in the Mutley area of Plymouth. A white British man, aged 26, was arrested there on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate and is in police custody."
"Police said emergency services responded to an incident in College Avenue, without saying what kind of incident it was. They evacuated a number of properties and set up a 100m police cordon. Plymouth City Council set up an evacuation centre at a local community hub for residents with nowhere else to go. Devon and Cornwall Police said: Emergency services are working at a property in College Avenue after officers located items which require expert analysis from an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team."
Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts were called to a property on College Avenue in the Mutley area of Plymouth after officers found items requiring specialist analysis during a warrant. Emergency services responded and evacuated a number of homes, establishing a 100m police cordon. A 26-year-old white British man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate and is in custody. Plymouth City Council opened an evacuation centre at a local community hub for displaced residents. Further items needing specialist review were located during searches, with bomb disposal experts attending on Tuesday evening. Authorities do not believe the case is terrorism-related or poses any wider risk. The duration of the cordon remains uncertain.
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