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Police have swooped after reports a man made threats with a gun in a row over a cat.

Armed police were deployed to Kier Road, Wednesbury , at 1.50pm yesterday (August 13), after a man entered and searched a property in a bid to track down his cat.

Officers say when the cat was no where to be found the man apparently threatened a 30-year-old man with a handgun, before fleeing the scene on a push bike towards Manor Road.

The man was stopped and spoken to by police - but officers did not find any weapons.

An investigation is now under way in what is believed to be an ongoing dispute.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: "Officers were called at 1.50pm this afternoon (13 August) to reports of a man threatening a family inside a house on Keir Road in Wednesbury.

"The suspect turned up demanding for his pet cat to be returned and conducted a search of the address.

"When the cat was nowhere to be found, the suspect allegedly threatened a 30-year-old man with a handgun before cycling off in the direction of Manor Road.

"Specialist police teams were deployed and the suspect was stopped and spoken to by officers but no weapons were found.

"It's believed this is an on-going dispute and an investigation is now under way."

Anyone with information can contact West Midlands Police via Live Chat at www.west-midlands.police.uk 8am - midnight or call 101 anytime. Please quote crime number 20SW/192560F/19.

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