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Man held over warning shot

<strong>A shooter from Cambridgeshire was recently arrested on suspicion of a firearms offence</strong>

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Time Well Spent September 5, 2010

Christopher Bayfield, a pigeon shooter from Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, was arrested last week on suspicion of a firearms offence after allegedly firing a single shot in the air to warn two children to get off his land. Neighbours said that Mr Bayfield had been plagued with break-ins, thefts and trespassers after more than 1,000 travellers moved on to a field next to his home. His licence has been revoked and a firearm taken.

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