A teenager armed with a firearm who was reported to be in a central Otago town has not been found after an extensive police search involving the Armed Offenders Squad.
Cromwell residents were told to lock their cars and stay indoors today after a European male in his late teens, who was linked to a domestic incident in Dunedin and was thought to have a gun, was reported to be in nearby Lowburn.
However Senior Sergeant Ian Kerrisk said police are confident there is no safety risk to members of the public.
A search was carried out on foot and by helicopter this afternoon, Kerrisk said.
"This was as a result of receiving information that there was a person of interest in relation to an incident in Dunedin last night, who was in the Lowburn area and in possession of a firearm.