Man charged after alleged stand-off with police shuts down streets in Bridgeman Downs

A man has been charged with the serious assault of a police officer after an incident that required part of a Brisbane suburb to be locked down amid fears he was armed.

A Brisbane man has been charged after police shut down streets and declared an emergency declaration in a suburb in Brisbane’s north on Tuesday morning.

An emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act was put in place at Bridgeman Downs just after 7.15am over reports of a man armed inside a house.

An exclusion zone was established encompassing Trouts, Albany Creek, Beckett and Hamilton roads.

Ross Walmsley, who lives behind a street swarmed by police, including heavily armed PSRT officers, said the street was “all blocked off”.

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

The PSPA was later revoked, with police alleging a gel blaster had been found.

Police have revoked the emergency declaration made earlier at Bridgeman Downs.

About 9am, an unarmed man in a plain black T-shirt was walked down the driveway of a Bangelow St home by two police officers.

There were no reports of any injuries or any shots fired.

A 33-year-old Bridgeman Downs man has been charged with two counts of serious assault of a public officer, and one count of failing to store restricted item.

He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 17.

Investigations are ongoing.

Originally published as Man charged after alleged stand-off with police shuts down streets in Bridgeman Downs