Runaway boy held after 4 guns stolen

LONDON - A schoolboy was being questioned by police last night after a massive manhunt following the theft of four guns.

LONDON - A schoolboy was being questioned by police last night after a massive manhunt following the theft of four guns.

The 14 year old was detained peacefully, along with another boy of 16, at a house in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

Two .22 calibre rifles and two .22 calibre handguns had been stolen from a local pensioner.

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