A 46-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences following an armed siege in a residential street in Grimsby.
Officers from Humberside Police had a seven-hour stand-off with the man at his home in Anderson Street.
It was believed that he had been drinking and was threatening to harm himself when specially trained, armed officers were called to the scene at about 5pm on Wednesday.
It took until the early hours of yesterday for negotiators from the force to calm the situation and for police to enter the property and arrest the man.
The Grimsby Telegraph was at the scene.
A spokesman for the force said: "Police were called shortly after 5pm on Wednesday to reports of concern for the safety of a man at his home address.
"It was believed he had been drinking and intended to harm himself.
"There was concern the man may also be in possession of a firearm.
"Armed response officers were deployed to the address and a cordon was put up in the street as a precaution to ensure the safety of the local community.
"Specially trained police officers attended, to speak to the man and officers remained in the vicinity for the duration of the incident.
"At 12.25am on Thursday, officers entered the address and the man and a second man, aged 63, were both located unharmed inside the house.
"The 46-year-old man was arrested."
The spokesman confirmed that the man was arrested for breach of a restraining order and also for possible firearms offences and was detained at Grimsby Police Station, in Victoria Street.
The spokesman added: "At no point was a firearm seen nor were any shots fired."
They added that inquiries into the incident were continuing in the local area yesterday.
As reported in yesterday's Grimsby Telegraph, firearms officers, nine police vehicles and a number of police dogs all attended the scene of the drama.
The street was cordoned off throughout the incident.
A number of alleyways near the property were also blocked off for the duration of the incident.
The drama led to a large number of people gathering in the Lord Street entrance to the street to try and get a glimpse at what was going on.
Some onlookers described to the Telegraph's reporters how it was "frightening" to hear reports that firearms were involved in a police incident so close to their homes.
