Police Arrest Man After Siege - Hunter Valley

A man is assisting police with their inquiries following a police operation in the Hunter Valley earlier today.

About 1.30am today (Friday 16 August 2024), police attended a home on Wollombi Road, Millfield.

On arrival, officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were told a man had barricaded himself inside the home.

Police established a perimeter, and about 10.30am, a 36-year-old man was arrested without incident.

The man was taken to Cessnock Police Station where he is assisting police with inquiries.

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