Police hunt for teenager after rifle reports in Cassiobury Park

4:00pm Monday 21st January 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Mike Wright, Chief Reporter

Police are searching for a teenager after officers were scrambled to reports of a male with a rifle in Cassiobury Park.

Response cars and a helicopter rushed to the park shortly before 12.30pm on January 2 after calls from members of the public.

The rifle is now thought to have been a toy. But officers would like to speak to the teenage boy, described by witnesses, brandishing the gun.

Anyone with information can call Hertfordshire Constabulary on its non-emergency telephone number 101.

Alternatively Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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E.Coli says...
5:59pm Mon 21 Jan 13

I'm surprised they found in between going to McDonalds and leaving their cars parked up with the engine running maybe this enables them to make high speed chase to the Toby for lunch.

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E.Coli says...
6:01pm Mon 21 Jan 13

Sorry misread this article I thought it was today not three weeks ago.

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crazyfrog says...
8:31pm Mon 21 Jan 13

The boy brandishing the rife was described as wearing a cowboy hat with waistcoat with a silver sheriffs badge chasing after another boy wearing an indian feather hat around the kiddies playpark.

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crazyfrog says...
8:33pm Mon 21 Jan 13

and the kid with the indian feathers was seen brandishing a plastic bow and arrow with a suction cup on the end

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francowatford says...
9:25pm Mon 21 Jan 13

Reports of a horse responding to the name of Toto

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E.Coli says...
10:30pm Mon 21 Jan 13

A member of the public overheard the telling his mum he needed a wee poo

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MarsLander says...
10:16am Tue 22 Jan 13

All good fun, but let's hope it wasn't some nutter with a gun in the park. I commend the police for looking into this every time, even when it is likely to be a false alarm.

Better safe than sorry.

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anon34 says...
2:43pm Tue 22 Jan 13

http://www.watfordob
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if you read the above article it seemed to be resolved on the day so why are they now looking for the teenager! The police ought to be more interested in the thugs pulling out knives and mugging people in the park!!

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MarsLander says...
3:48pm Tue 22 Jan 13

Park muggings are a concern. I have heard of several muggings in the park to children for their mobile phones.

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