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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.
In brief
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 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 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.
The essence
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.
