Police Update: Friday 6:30am. Cordons have been lifted on Dee Street, Invercargill, after an ongoing incident last night. The incident was resolved around 12:30am today. One male was taken into custody.

Early evening Thursday (23rd May) Police responded to an incident at flats in the old Briscoes building on the corner of Dee & Spey Streets. Where a male was behaving in an upset manner. Police were alerted.

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At the beginning the cordon areas were only Leven to Dee and Tay to Yarrow by 9:30pm that had been expanded to Leet and Kelvin a block deeper.

Police have cordoned off parts of Invercargill this evening after a family harm incident involving a male and a female. The entire block of Leven to Kelvin and Tay to Leet Streets are cordoned off to traffic and the public as a safety precaution.

Officers were called to the property on Dee Street, about 7:15pm.

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AOS assisted as a precaution, and cordons remain in place around an eight-block area of the inner city.

The female reportedly involved in the family harm incident walked out of the property around 9:30pm and is safe and uninjured, Detective Senior Sergeant Stu Harvey said.

No shots were fired at any time.

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Members of the public are advised to respect any Police cordons and follow directions of Police staff at this time.

Entire city centre cordoned off. Graphic Google / whatsoninvers.nz

A member of the public told What’s On Invers, that it was a domestic incident an allegedly a woman had been assaulted.

What’s On Invers reached out to Police, they are yet to provide more information.

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