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Man taken into custody after standoff at anti-corruption HQ in Valley

By Cloe Read

Police converged on a Fortitude Valley office complex on Tuesday afternoon after reports that an armed man was in the car park of the Crime and Corruption Commission’s headquarters.

Officers were called to the incident at the Green Square complex about 4.20pm, as peak-hour traffic began building on St Paul’s Terrace.

Multiple police crews and an ambulance were at the scene on Tuesday afternoon.

Police arrest a man during the incident at the Crime and Corruption Commission headquarters in Fortitude Valley.

Police arrest a man during the incident at the Crime and Corruption Commission headquarters in Fortitude Valley.Credit: Nine News

By 6pm, a man had been taken into custody after surrendering to officers. Police said they subsequently found a small tomahawk in the man’s bag.

No one was injured during the incident, police said, and investigations were continuing.

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