A man has been was arrested after armed police flooded\u00a0a Dunedin street.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 37-year-old taken into custody hours after police initially swarmed\u00a0 Dovecote Ave in Corstorphine at 11.30am on Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
He was arrested in relation to a warrant out for his arrest and he will appear in the Dunedin District Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A witness at the scene said police were yelling \u201cput it down right now\u201d at someone inside a\u00a0 Dovecote Ave address.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police also told the person of interest to \u201ccome outside\u201d, but\u00a0 the person did not heed their calls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident appeared to begin about\u00a011.20am.<\/p>\n
Eventually a woman, who was not the person\u00a0police were looking for, left the property with a bulldog.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Multiple police cars, armed police\u00a0and police dogs were at the scene.<\/p>\n
After an hour, police set up a cordon and asked everyone to leave the area, the witness said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
laine.priestley@odt.co.nz<\/p>\n
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