A total of 14 people have now been arrested as an investigation continues into an incident involving a group of men with weapons in Stoke-on-Trent.

Police were first called at 5.45pm on Saturday 11 May when the group were seen on Rochester Road, Longton.

Firearms officers searched the area but no-one was found and no-one was reported injured.

Since then, a number of people from Stoke-on-Trent were arrested:

• A 23-year-old and a 26-year-old on suspicion of violent disorder and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence 
• An 18-year-old on suspicion of violent disorder and conspiring to possess a firearm without a certificate 
• An 18-year-old, a 19-year-old, a 23-year-old and a 25-year-old man on suspicion of violent disorder
• A 31-year-old on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so
• A 29-year-old and a 64-year-old man on suspicion of possessing a firearm without a certificate
• Two 22-year-olds on suspicion of violent disorder and possessing a firearm without a certificate.

A total of 14 people have now been arrested since the incident (SWNS).

A 25-year-old woman, from Shrewsbury, and a 26-year-old woman, from Stoke-on-Trent, were also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

They, along with the other suspects, have all been questioned in custody and released on bail while police continue to investigate.

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