Day: December 5, 2015

Police have arrested a man following a siege in a café in Rye today. Two women aged 45 and 42 who were inside the café were released from the building shortly before the arrest and have been taken to hospital for observation. The man surrendered himself to police without incident about 3.20pm. The alarm was raised when the man was seen entering the shop, near the intersection of Ozone Street and Point Nepean Road, allegedly armed with a firearm about 7.45am. The area was cordoned off and police began negotiating with the man. The Special Operations group, local police and Critical…

Police were called to a bakery in Rye this morning following reports a man was armed with a firearm. The alarm was raised when the man was seen entering the shop, near the intersection of Ozone Street and Point Nepean Road, about 7.45am. The initial report received by police indicated that another person was in the shop with the man. It has now come to light that there appears to be two people in the shop with the man reportedly armed with a firearm. The area has been cordoned off the area. Point Nepean Road is still closed between Weeroona street…