ARMED police were deployed to Grove on Monday afternoon after reports that a man had a gun.
Residents saw officers with guns near the playing fields and a helicopter was also spotted whirring overhead for about half an hour.
However a spokesman for Thames Valley Police tonight said it appeared to be a false alarm.
Officers were called to Mably Way at 3.38pm. Police spokesman James Wiliams added: "We had a report that a man had a firearm in Mably Way.
"Police attended and made stop checks but no firearm was located and no offences had been committed."
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