Man Arrested After Incident In Chartwell, Hamilton
A 31-year-old man was taken into custody overnight,
following an incident at
a residential address in
Chartwell, Hamilton yesterday.
Police had gone to the
address at around 4.30pm, to speak to the man in
relation
to a family harm-related matter.
While being spoken to by
police, the man presented a machete and
threatened
officers, before barricading himself inside
the house.
Cordons were placed around the address as police negotiated with the man.
After remaining barricaded
in the house for several hours, the man was taken
into
custody without incident shortly after 2am.
The man will face a number of charges in relation to the incident.
Police would like to thank Chartwell residents for their
patience and
cooperation as we worked to resolve the
situation.