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Police Stop Nearly 50 Men After Reported Gunfire Near Litherland Play Park

Temporary stop-and-search powers followed reports of shots in a residential park.

Overview

  • Officers imposed a Section 60 order in Seaforth from 3:30pm on November 20 to 9:00am on November 21, granting enhanced stop-and-search powers.
  • Police said 48 men within the defined zone were stopped and searched, with two arrests made for outstanding warrants and suspected cannabis possession.
  • An investigation continues into reports of shots fired at the Hapsford Road playing field shortly before 9:45pm on November 19.
  • A large cordon remained around Hapsford Road Park as CSI teams, Matrix vans and sniffer dogs searched the area, with house-to-house inquiries and CCTV checks under way.
  • Detectives appealed for information and footage, noting reports of five youths heading toward the nearby train station on foot and on electric or push bikes.