| Police apologise for arresting black rock band The Thirst at gunpoint |
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November 30, 2009, Sean O’Neill, Crime Editor The Times A police force has apologised after deploying 30 officers, a fleet of vehicles, dogs and a helicopter to arrest members of a rock band on the basis of false information. The four members of The Thirst, from Brixton, South London, were arrested at gunpoint after a gig in Staffordshire after a CCTV operator told police they had a handgun in their car. The musicians, their manager and a friend were detained overnight, had their fingerprints and DNA taken, surrendered their clothes for scientific examination and had their hands swabbed for firearms residue.
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