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| Man charged with false imprisonment after Nuneaton bowling alley incident | Man charged with false imprisonment after Nuneaton bowling alley incident |
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| David Clarke, 53, was also charged with possession of an imitation firearm after being arrested by armed police on Sunday | |
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| Tue 24 Oct 2017 00.35 BST | |
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| A 53-year-old man has been charged with a series of offences including false imprisonment and possession of an imitation firearm in connection with Sunday’s incident in a Nuneaton bowling alley. | A 53-year-old man has been charged with a series of offences including false imprisonment and possession of an imitation firearm in connection with Sunday’s incident in a Nuneaton bowling alley. |
| David Clarke was arrested after armed police swooped on the MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park, Nuneaton on Sunday afternoon following reports a man had entered the building with a firearm. | David Clarke was arrested after armed police swooped on the MFA Bowl in Bermuda Park, Nuneaton on Sunday afternoon following reports a man had entered the building with a firearm. |
| Police said Clarke, of Nuneaton, would appear in court on Tuesday charged with two counts of false imprisonment, one count of criminal damage, two counts of possession of a bladed article, one count of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and two counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. | Police said Clarke, of Nuneaton, would appear in court on Tuesday charged with two counts of false imprisonment, one count of criminal damage, two counts of possession of a bladed article, one count of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and two counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. |
| Two people who were allegedly held hostage during the incident were later freed unharmed. | Two people who were allegedly held hostage during the incident were later freed unharmed. |
| The bowling alley was busy with customers including families with children when the alarm was raised at 2.30pm. Specialist firearms officers and police negotiators, along with other emergency services were scrambled to the scene. | The bowling alley was busy with customers including families with children when the alarm was raised at 2.30pm. Specialist firearms officers and police negotiators, along with other emergency services were scrambled to the scene. |
| The retail park, which also houses restaurants and a cinema, was evacuated during the incident, which police confirmed was not terror-related. | The retail park, which also houses restaurants and a cinema, was evacuated during the incident, which police confirmed was not terror-related. |
| Thomas Hitchens, a fast food manager from Nuneaton, was bowling with his family - a party of 12. He said: “Everyone was running out, and we were literally the last family left in there.” Another witness, Alex Mulholland, said: “I ran, got my things as quickly as I could and get out of there.” | Thomas Hitchens, a fast food manager from Nuneaton, was bowling with his family - a party of 12. He said: “Everyone was running out, and we were literally the last family left in there.” Another witness, Alex Mulholland, said: “I ran, got my things as quickly as I could and get out of there.” |
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