Siege in Maribyrnong, Melbourne: Man taken down by police dog
A 14-HOUR overnight siege has come to a dramatic end after tactical police stormed a house in Melbourne.
A 14-HOUR siege has come to a dramatic end after tactical police stormed a home in Melbourne’s northwest overnight.
Armed police surrounded the house in Duffy St, Maribyrnong, about 3.30pm yesterday.
The situation began after police went to arrest a 43-year-old man over a domestic incident.
43yo man taken down by police dog after a 14 hour siege in Maribyrnong. He taken to the Royal Melb @TheTodayShow pic.twitter.com/JkX1QLZwh0
— Christine Ahern (@ChristineAhern) April 4, 2016
He was alone and no one was injured in the incident and he was not armed.
Channel 7 reported its newsroom received a call from a man inside the house, threatening to burn the house down if police attempted to enter.
#BREAKING: @MScanlan7 reports that the Maribyrnong siege has just ended, the man "may have been lured out with cigarettes".
— 3AW Breakfast (@RossAndJohn) April 4, 2016
Some residents were locked out of their homes while negotiations with the man were ongoing.
As negotiations continued into the night, a police dog was brought in to end the siege.
Police confirmed the man was brought down by a canine unit and taken to hospital for treatment.
Radio broadcaster 3AW reported the man may have been lured out with cigarettes.
He was taken to a waiting police car where he was met by paramedics.