Anyone thinking of buying a toy gun as a Christmas present is urged to be ‘mindful’ by the police.
A spokesman for Dorchester police said: “We receive a number of firearms call outs as a result of toy and imitation firearms being purchased, resulting in our armed response officers attending.”
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