A man will appear in court tomorrow after being arrested following a stand-off with police in Lake Macquarie.<\/p>\n
Around 10am today (Saturday 31 January 2014), police were called to a home on Arthur Street in Cardiff after neighbours reported hearing screaming and yelling coming from the property.<\/p>\n
Police attended the location and spoke to a man, armed with two knives, who was standing at the end of the driveway, in the property\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n
For approximately two hours the man refused to drop the knives or move from the rear of the property.<\/p>\n
Following discussions with police negotiators, who arrived at the location shortly after 11am, the man dropped the knives and surrendered himself to police around 12.30pm.<\/p>\n
He was taken to Charlestown Police Station and charged with:<\/p>\n
– Use offensive weapon with intent to avoid lawful apprehension; and,<\/p>\n
– Armed with intent to commit indictable offence.<\/p>\n
The man, aged 38, was refused bail and is expected to appear in Newcastle Court tomorrow (Sunday 1 February 2014).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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