Emergency declaration as residents are told to stay indoors as police negotiate with a man hiding in a small town home
- There was a major operation going on in Donnybrook, QLD
- Residents were told by police to stay indoors
- A man in a residence surrendered to officers
A man who had locked himself in a house has surrendered to the police after the state of emergency was declared.
Residents of the town of Donnybrook, in Queensland’s Moreton Bay region, were told to stay indoors during the police operation on Sunday morning.
Officers issued a declaration of emergency at 6:44 a.m. and established boundaries at Ann Street, Maud Street, Fisherman Drive, Alice Street, and Mary Street.
The police were alerted at around 05:25 at an address within the exclusion zone.
Specialized police negotiated with a man inside the property before he surrendered and was taken into custody without incident.
An emergency call has been lifted in the town of Donnybrook in Queensland’s Moreton Bay region after a man surrendered to police
Officers were called to an exclusion zone address and negotiated with a man hiding inside the property (stock image)
The public was advised to avoid the area and those within the exclusion zone were asked to stay indoors during negotiations.
The emergency declaration was lifted later this morning.
The emergency call was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act.