Police hunt armed youth

AMERSHAM - British police hunting a 14 year old boy believed to be armed with several handguns and rifles have warned the public…

AMERSHAM - British police hunting a 14 year old boy believed to be armed with several handguns and rifles have warned the public not to approach him. Robert Crawley, from Chaltont St Peter in Buckinghamshire, is believed to be armed with two .22 calibre rifles and two .22 hand guns.

A boy fitting Crawley's description fired at a car in Chalfont St Peter on Saturday. The driver was not hurt. A police spokesman said: "During our investigation we have found that Robert recently expressed an interest in firearms and possibly joining a gun club."

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