Waikato police have re-opened a Hamilton street after armed offenders squad members cordoned off a house.
However, it appears the approximate five-hour stand-off may was in vain as neighbours report there was no one inside in the house when squad members entered the Rimu St house at lunchtime today.
A portion of the street was shut down as police executed a search warrant for a wanted person.
![Waikato Armed Offenders Squad members stand outside a Rimu St property where they believed a wanted man was inside. Photo / Belinda Feek](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OOYZ7KLRSRUHIA7KJ5M4DNIQXU.jpg?auth=4e9ccdececad94b681f1db6b37196d33bba3e7dc3ef5c2985aa9265e7d0c28a4&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
An ambulance was on standby while more than 20 popping sounds - which police confirmed were gas canisters being fired - were heard during the incident.