Armed police lockdown supermarket amid hunt for driver

Officers with guns surrounded the Aldi in Newton Mearns on Tuesday afternoon.

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Armed police have surrounded a supermarket in Newton Mearns in a hunt for occupants of a car involved in an earlier incident.

A large number of police vehicles and officers have sealed off Aldi on Greenlaw Way.

A shopper told STV News that police had blocked the entrance to the carpark to prevent anyone else from entering.

At around 3pm on Tuesday, a car reportedly mounted the pavement on Pollokshaws road in Glasgow before driving off.

Officers traced the car to Greenlaw Way where they are now searching for the occupants.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police were called to Pollokshaws Road in Glasgow around 3pm on Tuesday, 13 April, following a report that a car had mounted the pavement before driving from the scene.

“This car has been traced in Greenlaw Way and officers are carrying out searches in the area for the occupants. Enquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are ongoing and there is not believed to be any threat to the wider public.”

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