Three arrests after reports rifles stolen in Stoke caravan burglary
Armed officers were called to search a vehicle after it happened on Wednesday afternoon
Three men have been arrested following a burglary in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire Police says it received a report that two air rifles were taken after a man broke into a caravan in Pinfold Avenue, Norton, just before 12.20pm on Wednesday 20 May.
Armed officers stopped and searched a vehicle on Sandbach Road in Burslem at around 1.30pm, but no weapons were found.
A 36-year-old man, a 49-year-old man and a 23-year-old man, all from the Stoke-on-Trent area, have been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
They remain in custody while our enquiries continue.
Anyone with information can get in touch with Staffordshire Police by calling 101, quoting incident 310 of 20 May, or by using the LiveChat on the force website.