Woman, kids flee home in police standoff
A man is in custody after a two-and-a-half hour stand-off with police in a Croydon Park home.
Authorities were called to a home on Croydon Ave in Sydney’s inner west about 8am Sunday morning following reports of a domestic violence-related argument.
NewsWire understands a woman and two children who live at the home had left the premises before police arrived.
Police created a perimeter while specialist police spoke to the man, who had barricaded himself in the home for two-and-a-half hours.
NSW Police confirmed the man was taken into custody about 10.25 Sunday morning.
No injuries have been reported.