29 Jul 2008

Acid stand-off at house bus

4:56 pm on 29 July 2008

Police have arrested a man after officers at a house bus in Thames were reportedly threatened with acid, sparking a stand-off with the armed offenders squad.

They say they were attempting to detain the 30-year-old man in Thames at 1am on Tuesday for breach of bail.

The man locked himself in his house bus, despite police use of pepper spray.

Police say he was threatening to throw acid, and was believed to have access to guns.

Negotiators tried to talk him into giving himself up before he was forced out.