Photo: Peter McIntoshA 41-year-old man was taken into custody by police in Mosgiel tonight after an armed offenders squad call-out was resolved peacefully. Police issued a statement shortly before 9.30pm, saying the incident had been "resolved without incident''. "Police would like to thank people in the area for their patience while we responded to this incident,'' a police spokesman said. Earlier, a police spokeswoman said police had been alerted at about 7.20pm, after a man had "threatened self harm''. The armed offenders squad had been called out as a "precaution'', she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 25, 2017 07:53 UTC