Man spotted throwing gun into River Adur (From The Argus)
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Man spotted throwing gun into River Adur
11:21am Friday 15th March 2013 in News
Members of the public spotted a man throw a gun in a river.
Police have just released information about the incident which occured at around 1.40m on February 27.
Sussex Police were contacted by a member of the public at 2.10pm that day, who had seen two men throwing a suspected firearm into Lady Bee Marina, Southwick.
Police divers recovered an old Flint Lock Pistol and enquiries are continuing into why it was thrown into the marina.
Sussex Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the incident or who knows the owner of the pistol.
Contact Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 770 of 27/2.
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Comments(5)
Plunge
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1:38pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Isaac Rinkfern wrote:....and they wonder why their circulation figures have fallen through the floor....
That's the canal, the river Adur doesn't reach Southwick.
qm
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3:11pm Fri 15 Mar 13
PorkBoat
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6:08pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Dave At Home
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11:03pm Fri 15 Mar 13
PorkBoat wrote:I bet the Argus will release an e-fit and description as well next week, what's the odds he was white, about 5'6 - 5'9, wearing blue jeans and a grey hoodie and aged about 320 years old??? And he parked his horse near the bridge.
A flintlock pistol? Tomorrow's headline. "320 year old man arrested in unsolved highway robbery cases stretching back to 1725"
Isaac Rinkfern says...
1:06pm Fri 15 Mar 13