DETECTIVES have charged a 71 year old man with possession of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Monday, August 21, for a first remand hearing..
It is understood the charge is in connection with an incident at a house in the Cliftonville Avenue area of north Belfast yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 25 July.
Occupants of a house reported to police that they were threatened by a man with a suspected firearm.