Siege operation ends in arrest

Armed officers were involved in the siege. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Police have arrested a 51-year-old Narre Warren man in Narre Warren South on Friday 3 November, after a dramatic siege operation involving a number of road closures and attendance by Special Operations Group members.

Officers attended a residence at about 1pm to conduct a welfare check on a man, allegedly in possession of a firearm, only to find the man had left prior in a car.

The man was located by police in Berwick Springs Promenade and was arrested at about 3.40pm.

The 51-year-old Narre Warren man was conveyed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries sustained during the arrest.

He remains under police guard and is expected to be interviewed by police at a later date.