Arrest made after possible firearm incident in Dunedin

A police vehicle at the intersection of North Rd and Pentland St in Dunedin. Photo / Linda Robertson

One person has been arrested following reports of a man allegedly presenting a firearm at someone in Dunedin’s North East Valley this evening, police said.

Armed police scrambled to respond to the incident at about 4.20pm, the second firearm callout they received today.

Police units with armed officers were stationed around Pentland St in North East Valley, which was blocked off.

Armed officers were also in place in nearby Selwyn St.

A police spokeswoman said armed police, including the armed offenders squad, responded to the North East Valley area as a precaution and located a person of interest.

A 38-year-old man was arrested “without incident”, she said.

A witness said they saw someone being taken into custody in Selwyn St shortly before 6pm.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.

Earlier today a 27-year old man was arrested after armed police locked down a central Dunedin street responding to a “potential firearms incident”.

A squad of five armed officers was seen entering a Heriot Row address at around 11.15am and a man was led away.

An air rifle had been seized and the man was charged with breaching bail. Further charges were likely, police said.