Cops question man who held them at bay for seven hours A man is being questioned by police after a seven-hour siege was sparked following welfare concerns and reports he was armed.
Crime by Kaitlyn Hudson-O’Farrell
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Subscriber only Riot police and expert negotiators were called in for a seven hour siege in Sydney s south yesterday morning after welfare concerns for a man allegedly armed with a gun. Tactical Operations officers were joined by the Riot squad, a Pol-Air helicopter, high patrol officers and a team of negotiators on Universal St, Eastlakes about 9am yesterday after a welfare concern report was lodged about a man in the area.