Thursday 21st August 2025
From the Facebook page of Trowbridge Police:
A man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to nine months in prison for multiple offences, including possession of an imitation firearm.
Marcin Raczak, 28, of Harford Street, was sentenced at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on August 15 after pleading guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, possession of Class A drugs, possession of an imitation firearm, and theft.
At around 4:25 p.m. on February 13, police received reports that two men had pulled out a firearm in Lidl, Warminster, when asked to leave. They were highly intoxicated and attempting to remove alcohol from the store. Members of the public intervened and managed to take the weapon from the pair, which was then safely locked away. It was later discovered that the weapon had been stolen from Salisbury Antiques Market on Catherine Street just hours earlier.
A second incident occurred at around 4:20 p.m. on July 4, when officers were called to Fore Street, Trowbridge, following reports that a man was threatening members of the public with a metal pole. Raczak was arrested, and upon searching his possessions, officers seized two large foil wraps containing amphetamine.
