Police incident unfolding in northern Gold Coast suburb, reports of streets blocked off

A dramatic police incident has left residents shaken in a fast-growing north Gold Coast suburb. See the video of how it unfolded.

A police incident has unfolded in a northern Gold Coast suburb, resulting in multiple streets reportedly being blocked off.

A police spokeswoman said specialist police attended a Pimpama address around 11am Sunday in relation to an arrest warrant.

“Due to operational reasons, no further information is available at this time,” she said.

It is understood the incident occurred in the vicinity of Hollyoak Cres, Pimpama.

Screenshots of a video taken by a Pimpama resident showing police in her street.

Residents reported seeing multiple police in the area.

Video taken by a resident showed multiple police in camouflage with guns walking towards a home.

Screenshots of a video taken by a Pimpama resident showing police in her street.

Other residents took to social media to report multiple streets being blocked off.

According to some people living on the street, the incident had been going on for much longer – with one saying they were locked down for more than four hours.

One woman told the Bulletin more than 15 police cars had closed off Tierney Way.

The street opens to five other streets including Hollyoak Cres.

Red circle indicates where police shut off the enclave. Image: Google Maps

“No one was able to come through,” she said.

“They said we could be evacuated and that we needed to stay in our houses – that’s all they gave us.”

The woman said the street was “quiet for about an hour” when authorities first arrived.

“It was like a standby situation – they were just standing there,” she said.

“It went on for a while.”

Other residents said police were often called to the property in question but never “anything like this”.

The house where the incident occurred. Picture: Ashleigh Jansen

The Bulletin was told by people living in the street they did not see police remove anyone from the site.

“They didn’t bring anyone out but they were pulling all the cameras down,” one resident who asked not to be named said.

“We heard a young boy from across the road saying all the lights had been pulled out – all the surveillance cameras unscrewed and that the house was trashed.”