Cops raid 8-yr-old’s Nerf party

‘Gunfire and kids’ screams’ reported

POLICE raided a boy’s birthday party after neighbours mistook the noise of toy guns for real shots.

Oliver Green celebrated turning eight by shooting soft foam Nerf bullets with friends at his village home.

A neighbour reported hearing children’s screams and the sound of gunfire.

Officers realised the youngsters were playing with toys and posed for photographs with them.

Oliver’s mum, Lisa Green, 47, said: “The officer said they had been called following reports of machine guns going off in my garden.

“I told them that there were guns, but they are only Nerf guns. We had a laugh and I asked if they’d want to come in and see what was happening and they did. They were brilliant. The kids loved it.” The mix-up happened in Yaxham, Norfolk, as Oliver partied with 18 friends on Saturday. The children were playing with Nerf guns – toys that fire foam darts, discs or foam balls.

The police officers stayed for 10 minutes after taking a number of photos.

Lisa, who works for a fundraising business with husband Jonathan, 43, said: “They made my son’s birthday one that he will remember for ever.”

A force spokesman said: “Officers found a child’s party in progress. No offences were committed.”

This month police answered another bogus call-out in Yaxham during a Second World War battle re-enactment.