# Sydney man charged after Dulwich Hill lockdown

> A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a car, setting it on fire and fleeing with a firearm in Sydney's inner west.
- Title: Sydney man charged after Dulwich Hill lockdown · the Guardian
- Summary: A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing a car, setting it on fire and fleeing with a firearm in Sydney's inner west. A thirty two year old…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/man-charged-dulwich-hill-sydney-inner-west-alleged-gun-ntwnfb
- Author: Guardian staff
- Published: 2026-10-18T22:48:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dulwich hill, sydney, firearm, stolen car, lockdown, arrest, new south wales, news, politics
## Lockdown after alleged firearm
Police responding to reports of a stolen car in Dulwich Hill, Sydney's inner west, were told a man was armed with a firearm. The suburb went into lockdown for several hours.
## Car set on fire in basement
Officers were called to a basement car park after being told the man had allegedly torched a vehicle after stealing it and threatening owners who confronted him.
## Resident heard bang and smoke
Mark Swan, a resident in the building, heard loud arguments before a bang. He said: "We heard a bang, which I took to be a shotgun, and a fellow yelling, 'I need a fire extinguisher'."

> We heard a bang, which I took to be a shotgun, and a fellow yelling, 'I need a fire extinguisher'.
## Man arrested, charged with seven offences
The thirty two year old man was arrested late Sunday in Burwood after being on the run since Friday morning.
## Key takeaway

A thirty two year old man was charged with seven offences including possessing a shortened firearm after an alleged confrontation over a stolen car in Dulwich Hill prompted a suburb-wide lockdown.