Police arrest man carrying softgun pistol in Thorsager
Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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Outcome reported
- Police arrested a 56-year-old man in Thorsager after receiving a report of someone carrying a pistol.
- Officers determined that the weapon was a softgun pistol, which resembles a real firearm but fires small plastic pellets.
A 56-year-old man was arrested Friday morning in Thorsager near Rønde after East Jutland Police received a report about a man carrying a pistol.
The police district said in an official statement that officers took the man to the police station. They later determined that the weapon was a softgun pistol rather than a real firearm.
Softgun pistols closely resemble genuine pistols but fire small plastic pellets.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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