The armed offenders squad has been called out to Welcome Bay this evenng.
A police spokeswoman said police were carrying out a routine search warrant at an address in Corinna St and the "Armed Offenders Squad was there as a precaution". No arrests were made, the spokeswoman said.
In a separate incident in Welcome Bay, police received reports of a car going down a bank off Welcome Bay Rd at about 5:30pm today.
A police spokeswoman said two police units were sent to the area but on attendance nothing was located.
"It didn't appear anything had happened in the end," she said.