Saturday, April 29, 2017

Police declare emergency situation in Brisbane, suburb locked down by armed police for four hours

A man has been arrested after barricading himself indoors armed with a knife and gun forcing an entire suburb in Brisbane to be locked down.

Several streets in Windsor in Brisbane’s north were shut on Sunday after police were called to to the complex on Newmarket Rd at around 4am after receiving a noise complaint.

The 42-year-old man who was alone in the unit was arrested shortly after 8am, Sunday.

An exclusion zone was created spanning Newmarket Road and Green Terrace to Nicholas Street, Lutwytche Road South, north to Eildon Road, west to the corner of Prospect Road and Cox Road and south to Newmarket Road

No one was injured in the incident.

Police said the exclusion zone had been lifted and all roads are now open.

Source: Police declare emergency situation in Brisbane’s Windsor | Daily Mail Online


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