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'Police treat all firearms as real until proven otherwise': Police respond to 9-1-1 call in south London

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London police are warning that replica and toy firearms can be dangerous too, after an incident on Friday morning.

According to a social media post, police say, “Replica firearms are dangerous, as police treat all firearms as real until proven otherwise.”

The warning comes after police responded to a 9-1-1 call in the area of Wellington Road near Chester Street for a man believed to be in possession of a firearm.

When police got there, they arrested a man without incident and found a toy gun.

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