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Parts of William Street in the Melbourne city centre have been closed off after a man with hazardous...

I thought 'I hope it will be OK'." At 11am police said they had not spoken to the man under arrest, so they could not confirm whether the incident was being treated as a criminal matter. "But when I saw the shields and the fire brigade come in, I was a bit worried. Mr Safstrom said the police "sent one of their guys in to sit down and negotiate, so they both grabbed a chair". Witnesses Sam Di Palma and Daniel Safstrom said they were getting a coffee when they saw a man in the building with a trolley and officers trying to talk to him. Another witness said the man smashed tiles on the ground and claimed to be in possession of asbestos.

A man who was acting erratically with a trolley full of petrol cans and potentially hazardous material, sending...

I thought 'I hope it will be OK'." At 11am police said they had not spoken to the man under arrest, so they could not confirm whether the incident was being treated as a criminal matter. "But when I saw the shields and the fire brigade come in, I was a bit worried. Mr Safstrom said the police "sent one of their guys in to sit down and negotiate, so they both grabbed a chair". Witnesses Sam Di Palma and Daniel Safstrom said they were getting a coffee when they saw a man in the building with a trolley and officers trying to talk to him. Another witness said the man smashed tiles on the ground and claimed to be in possession of asbestos.

Police have confirmed a man who was behaving erratically in Melbourne's CBD, causing a partial lockdown, was carrying petrol cans and bottles full of water.

A witness told the ABC the man was inside one of the buildings at the intersection. Police arrested a 52-year-old man from Kurunjang, in the city's north-west, following negotiations, and he was taken to hospital under police guard. Police have confirmed a man who was behaving erratically in Melbourne's CBD, causing a partial lockdown, was carrying petrol cans and bottles full of water.

A rowdy group of protesters have struck alarm among Melbourne locals after they took to a busy city street with loud chanting and even louder costumes.

“Good to see some fun satire returning to the city. Behind him a man carried a sign that read, “Bigfoot rights” while people behind him wore bear costumes and one handed out “give feet a chance” flyers. Leading the pack was a man dressed as a “man frog” holding a sign that read: “man frog stands with Bigfoot”.

Police locked down William Street in both directions between Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street. Uniformed officers, riot police and firefighters attended the ...

The 52-year-old Kurunjang man was arrested about 8.30am and taken to hospital for observation under police guard. Uniformed officers, riot police and firefighters attended the scene, with police negotiating with the man. A man has been arrested after a major police operation shut down the court precinct in

A police critical incident response team was sent to 181 William Street about 7.45am on Tuesday, as officers blocked off the road and negotiated with the man.

I thought 'I hope it will be OK'." At 11am police said they had not spoken to the man under arrest, so they could not confirm whether the incident was being treated as a criminal matter. Witnesses Sam Di Palma and Daniel Safstrom said they were getting a coffee when they saw a man in the building with a trolley and officers trying to talk to him.

A man who was acting erratically with a trolley full of petrol cans and potentially hazardous material, sending...

I thought 'I hope it will be OK'." At 11am police said they had not spoken to the man under arrest, so they could not confirm whether the incident was being treated as a criminal matter. "But when I saw the shields and the fire brigade come in, I was a bit worried. Mr Safstrom said the police "sent one of their guys in to sit down and negotiate, so they both grabbed a chair". Witnesses Sam Di Palma and Daniel Safstrom said they were getting a coffee when they saw a man in the building with a trolley and officers trying to talk to him. Another witness said the man smashed tiles on the ground and claimed to be in possession of asbestos.

A woman who impersonated TV stars to attract victims online before stalking them is a pathological liar who...

"Despite not having a real recollection of any of the index offences, she respected the expert opinion of the judges and this is part of what was causing her to question whether she was actually guilty or not," she said. "Anything that the appellant says should be taken with a great grain of salt because she is a serious liar," Ms Moran told the court. Abdelmalek was released on bail after launching an appeal of her conviction, but the guilty verdict was upheld in May and she was taken back into custody.