Police in three-hour standoff with man at house on Bell St and Liberty Pde in Heidelberg West
Police negotiators and tactical response units have surrounded a house on the corner of Bell St and Liberty Parade, sparking a three-hour stand-off with a man inside.
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A man has been arrested after police negotiators and tactical response units swarmed a house at Heidelberg West.
Police said a man was refusing to leave the home, located on the corner of Bell St and Liberty Pde, on Tuesday morning.
Several heavily armed officers could be seen out the front of the home, while another officer with negotiator written on his vest could be seen on the phone.
Up to a dozen other plainclothes police could be seen on the street as the police chopper flew overhead.
Victoria Police said the public wasn’t in any danger.
“Police are currently negotiating with a man on Liberty Parade in Heidelberg West,” police said in a statement.
“The man barricaded himself inside a property about 7.20am.
“There is no threat to members of the community.”
It is not known what incident led to the cops being called to the property.
A female officer with a megaphone could also be heard relaying messages to the man.
“Maybe you have had a really bad day,” she said at one stage.
“We are only here to help.
“We can see you walking around the house. Come outside now and end this on your terms.”
Other emergency services were also on standby with paramedics waiting on the street with a stretcher.
Dog squad was also on ready and waiting about 50m from the front of the house.
The man ended up exiting the house about 10.45am, more than three hours after the start of the incident.
He walked calmly to waiting police where he put his hands on the fence to be handcuffed, before being led to a police vehicle.
The man, a 49-year-old Heidelberg West man, was not believed to live at the property.
It is believed he was known to the occupants who weren’t in the home at the time of the stand off with police.
Originally published as Police in three-hour standoff with man at house on Bell St and Liberty Pde in Heidelberg West
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