Police in stand-off with Huntly man

  • 22/09/2018
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A man has barricaded himself inside his home in Huntly and become embroiled in an eight-hour stand-off with police.

Officers were called to the Harris St property at 2am on Saturday. He was still refusing to leave his house at 9am.

The man locked himself inside and refused to leave once officers got there. No one else is inside the home and nobody is injured.

The man is threatening to harm himself from behind the barricade.

Police have cordoned off a section of Harris St and detours are in place. The man is not known to have any guns, but does have access to knives and other items inside the home.

A police negotiation team is reportedly trying to speak to the man and get him to leave the home.

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