A MAN has been charged with a firearm offence following the stop and search of a car which led to police attending a St Helens address.

Officers stopped a car on Dunnings Bridge Road in Netherton on Wednesday afternoon, June 21, and following inquires a search was carried out a property in Sutton.

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Carl Norman Donohue, of Kent Road, Sutton, St Helens has been charged with possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.

Donohue, 36, appeared at Wirral Magistrates' Court today, Friday, June 23.

St Helens Star: He has appeared at Wirral Magistrates' Court todayHe has appeared at Wirral Magistrates' Court today (Image: Google Streetview)

He will next appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, July 21. 

  • Anyone who has information about those involved in serious organised crime or information about where guns are being stored, should contact Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress.