Armed police stopping drivers in Kettering.

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Published Date: 28 January 2009
Armed police are stopping drivers in Kettering this afternoon in a traffic check point.
Drivers were being pulled over on the A43 northern bypass near Telford Way industrial estate in a check for motoring offences such as driving without insurance.

The check point would not usually have been manned by armed police officers but Northamptonshire Police used the operation as a training exercise for the firearms team.
Armed police would normally be used in a check point as part of a
counter terrorism operation.

Firearms commander for the operation Mark Lacey said: "All our officers are highly trained but there comes a point in training where we have to exercise in a real a situation as possible.

"We hope people won't be overly concerned - perhaps they might be reassured that people are there preparing should it be necessary to protect anybody."