Arrest after reports of man pointing gun at woman in Blurton

A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence

Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 25th Mar 2026

A 48-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was reportedly threatened with a gun in Stoke-on-Trent.

Officers received reports at around 9.15am this morning (25th March) that a man had pointed a gun at a woman in Blurton.

The man, who is known to the woman, fled the scene in a grey Vauxhall van.

Officers stopped the van on Lightwood Road and seized an air rifle.

The suspect, who is from Stoke-on-Trent, has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Anyone with information on the incident is being urged to call 101 quoting incident 185 of 25 March.

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