UPDATE: '˜Armed police' spotted near college

Reports have been received of armed police near a Crawley college this morning.
Armed police outside Crawley College.Armed police outside Crawley College.
Armed police outside Crawley College.

An eyewitness said two police vans and two police cars stopped a white van near Crawley College at 10.20am.

He said: “Four armed police stepped out of the van holding guns. There was lots of shouting. It was quite exciting.”

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Sussex Police said officers stopped the vehicle after police in Kent received a report of a verbal row between two drivers in Station Road, in Groombridge.

The force said one of the drivers claimed he had a gun and his vehicle was tracked to Northgate Avenue in Crawley. It was stopped and no firearm was found.

Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of Section 4 of the Public Order Act (causing fear or provocation of violence) and remains in custody.