BY IAN CROUCH
A police operation is under way at Stockton.
Police say they responded to a triple zero call to a home in Newcastle Street at about 2 o'clock this morning (Friday 13 November 2026).
It's understood a man is holed up inside the home.
Newcastle Fire Command says firefighters were called after the man allegedly threatened to cut the gas line.
The Police Tactical Response Group, Paramedics and the gas company are at the scene.
