A man has been charged after a four-hour stand-off with police near Wollongong yesterday, NSW Police say.
The incident began about 1.30pm today, after officers from Lake Illawarra Local Area Command went to a unit on Northcliffe Drive, Warrawong, to speak with a man about arrest warrants.
Police allege a 26-year-old man barricaded himself inside the unit and made a number of threats.
An operation was initiated involving local officers with Police Negotiators, SPSU (State Protection Support Unit), Traffic & Highway Patrol Command, and the Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit.
About 6pm the man was arrested without incident.
He was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged with threaten injury to person – prevent lawful detention and two outstanding arrest warrants.
The man was refused bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court tomorrow.
