Police have charged a man following an alleged firearms incident in Bellbrae on Friday evening.
Officers were called to an address on Cunningham Drive about 6.45pm after reports of an alleged assault.
When officers arrived at the address, the man allgedly fled the scene on foot.
A search for the man immediately began with the Police Air Wing, Critical Incident Response Team and Special Operations Group called in to assist local police.
The man was successfully arrested around 9.30pm by members of the Special Operations Group.
A 24-year-old Bellbrae man has been charged with:
• Conduct endangering life
• Prohibited person possessing firearm
• 4 x Assault emergency worker
• Possessing controlled weapon.
He has been remanded to appear at Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 31 July.
