A MAN has been charged with possession of a loaded/unloaded air weapon in a public place following an incident which saw armed police descend on Bournemouth town centre.
A 31-year-old from Bournemouth is due to appear at Poole Magistrates' Court on Friday, September 6.
Dorset Police were called to a report of a man with a gun in the subway near to Dean Park Road at 2.37pm on Wednesday, August 21.
Officers attended, including firearms officers, and carried out a search of the area.
This led to a man being detained in the Lower Gardens.
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