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Victorian man charged after bakery siege

A 69-year-old man will face court charged with unlawful imprisonment and firearm offences after a six-hour police standoff at a Victorian bakery.

Emergency services cordon off an area surrounding a bakery and cafe at the intersection of Ozone Street and Point Nepean Road in Rye
Emergency services cordon off an area surrounding a bakery and cafe at the intersection of Ozone Street and Point Nepean Road in Rye Source: AAP

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A 69-year-old man has been charged after a six-hour siege in which two women were held at gunpoint inside a Victorian bakery.

Officers were called to the cafe in Rye at 7.45am on Saturday, and the man eventually gave himself up without incident about 3.20pm.

It is believed he was known to both women.

Police said the man has been charged with two counts of unlawful imprisonment and firearm offences, and has been remanded in custody to appear at the Frankston Magistrates Court on Monday.


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