article_snippet: Drama: The housing estate in Huddersfield went into lockdown whilst police surrounded police search house .
article_snippet: Police wearing full body armour swarmed into The housing estate in Huddersfield to protect the public .
article_snippet: Police cordons had sealed off a large area of The housing estate in Huddersfield and Chief Inspector Jonathan Blackwell confirmed Siege had ended safely last night.
article_snippet: Officers were called to the property on Hall Cross Grove at 1.36pm this afternoon following concerns for a man's safety. '
article_snippet: At that stage A man had made threats to harm A man and claimed to be in possession of a firearm and explosive devices. 'a man's safety is our top priority and it was necessary to close some roads in a large area of the estate while the incident was ongoing. '
article_snippet: The drama centred on Hall Cross Grove, a small cul-de-sac, and officers were stationed all around the house.
article_snippet: Dozens of armed officers wearing full body armour arrived at approximately 1.30pm, and set up a cordon to keep the public safe.
article_snippet: I was out in the back garden, which backs on to Hall Cross Grove, tidying up some rubbish when all of a sudden the police were there. '
article_snippet: the police told me the police needed to use my garden to get through to a house and told me to go inside. '