Man charged with firearms offences following warrant in Locks Heath

A man has been charged with firearms offences following a warrant at an address in Locks Heath.

Police attended an address in St Michaels Road on the morning of Friday 8 September, where they seized a firearm, ammunition, gunpowder, knives, and a number of firearm component parts including a silencer.

Following enquiries, 57-year-old Neil Blackman, of St Michaels Road, was charged with possession of a firearm without a certificate, possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate and possession of a knife in public.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 11 September.

A 46-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a certificate has been bailed until 8 December.