Police respond to reports of person with firearm

Armed police, a police dog and an officer carrying a riot shield were seen in an east Christchurch street after police were alerted to a person allegedly seen with a firearm. Police were called to Pages Rd in Aranui just after 5pm yesterday following a report of the sighting, a police spokeswoman said. She said armed police attended as a precaution and closed the road for some time. But no gun was found, no arrests were made, and no-one was injured, she said. Police were ‘‘satisfied that there is no ongoing risk to the public’’.