Man charged after armed police standoff in Bridgeman Downs

Police swarmed a quiet street after reports of an armed man sparked a full-scale emergency response.

A man has been charged following a major police operation that locked down streets in Brisbane’s north on Tuesday morning.

An emergency declaration was made in Bridgeman Downs about 7.15am on May 13 after police received reports of an armed man inside a home on Bangalow St.

An exclusion zone was established around Trouts, Albany Creek, Beckett, and Hamilton roads, with residents urged to stay indoors.

Motorists and members of the public were advised to avoid the area.

A man is in custody after police shut down two streets and declared an emergency declaration in Brisbane.

Shortly before 9am, a man wearing a plain black T-shirt was escorted down the driveway of the property by two officers. There were no reports of injuries or shots fired during the incident.

Ross Walmsley, a local resident whose street was swarmed by police, including heavily armed Public Safety Response Team officers, told The Courier-Mail that the area was “all blocked off”.

“So you just have to wait it out for a little while … I hope no one gets hurt,” he said.

“Apparently there’s an armed man … so I guess they got to do what they got to do.”

An exclusion zone was established around Trouts, Albany Creek, Beckett, and Hamilton roads, with residents within the zone urged to stay indoors.

Police have since confirmed the 33-year-old Bridgeman Downs man was taken into custody without incident. A gel blaster was allegedly located during a search of the property and seized.

The man has been issued a notice to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 17, charged with two counts of serious assault of a public officer and one count of failing to store a restricted item.

The emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act has been revoked, and investigations are continuing.