An incident involving armed police in Welcome Bay earlier today has been resolved.
A police media spokesperson says the incident occured near Osprey Drive and involved armed police cordoning off the road for a time.
"This was mental health related and the situation has been resolved without incident."
Earlier:
Armed police have been spotted in Welcome Bay this morning, as they put cordons in place.
A reporter at the scene says armed police have cordoned off Osprey Drive.
A police spokesperson says there is a mental health incident officers are dealing with.
"This is a mental health incident where someone is threatening self-harm.
"Police are in attendance at an address on Osprey Drive"
People are warned to stay away from the area, while police deal with the incident.
4 comments
Police in Welcome bay.
Posted on 08-01-2018 12:58 | By Streakzy
Do they really need all those guns for a mental health incident. Are they going to shoot him to stop him from killing himself??
Loving your sense of humour streakzy
Posted on 08-01-2018 17:16 | By Angel74
the way i look at it the police must go in prepared for all situations........
@ Streakzy
Posted on 08-01-2018 18:16 | By GreertonCynic
Of course they need guns. Lots of guns. Surprised they're not wearing black. And being a mental health issue, I hope there was a mental health expert in attendance. Dropping these people in the lap of the police is a major deficiency of our medical system. I really hope this poor person is closer to the hospital than the cells.
M.Mouse
Posted on 08-01-2018 19:54 | By M. Mouse
Depanding if the patient is armed with a fire arm. No one really knows how a mental patient reacts to uniforms
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