Man taken into custody after Harbour incident
Multiple crews are responding to the incident which is unfolding near the harbour
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UPDATE 8.30AM: A MAN and a woman have been taken to the Mackay Watch house after they were allegedly found with a gun this morning.
The pair were arrested on East Point Drive after members of the community reported they saw a gun.
UPDATE 7am: A MAN has been taken into custody near the scene of an unfolding incident at the Mackay Harbour. .
Crews were tasked to the incident about 6.30am after reports a man inside a bogged Commodore was carrying a rifle.
INITIAL: POLICE are responding with urgency to reports a man bogged on East Point Rd is carrying a rifle.
Initial reports suggest passers by noticed the man was bogged on the dirt road when they offered to help and noticed a rifle on his lap.
Multiple crews are responding.
More to come.
Originally published as Man taken into custody after Harbour incident
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