A man and a woman are refusing to leave a house and are 'making threats' in an armed police stand-off.
Cheshire Police confirmed that around 1.30pm on Thursday, August 18 officers attended an address on the Uplands in Runcorn, as part of enquiries following an armed robbery in Widnes earlier today. The occupants of the address, a man and a woman, refused to leave the property and a "number of threats have been made".
A police cordon has been put in place and residents are being urged to avoid the area. However there is not believed to be any risk to the general public.
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As a precaution, police confirmed that there are additional patrols in the area, including firearms officers and negotiators as they attempt to engage with the pair.
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