THE police helicopter was called in after reports were received of a man firing an air gun in woods near East Way, near Castle Lane West, this morning.
A police spokesman said that officers on the ground and the National Police Air Service helicopter were sent out at 11.26am.
However, no trace of the man was found and nobody was reported as injured.
Units stood down at 12.31pm.
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