Overnight, the Gold Coast father took to Facebook to defend himself over the incident. I haven t put a hand on her, he wrote in a thread on the QPS Facebook page that named him as the alleged fugitive. Lutgenau s comments come despite police pleading with the alleged gunman to give himself up, as they call for calm. We want a peaceful resolution for his own personal safety and the safety of the public, Acting Inspector Kevin Gant said yesterday. Speak to police and assist us, he said. Police at the scene of the lockdown at Pimpama on the Gold Coast. Picture: Nine News.
Man who sparked emergency declaration on Gold Coast arrested
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Mark Lutgenau was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident at Upper Coomera on Monday.
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The man at the centre of Tuesday s six-hour emergency declaration on the Gold Coast has been arrested by police.
Mark Lutgenau, 37, was bitten on the arm by a police dog during his arrest at Baloo Street in Nerang, shortly after 4:00pm on Wednesday.
Another emergency declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act for the local area during the arrest.
Mr Lutgenau was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital and remains there under police guard.
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Arrest of man, Nerang
Police have arrested a man at Nerang this afternoon following an alleged domestic violence incident at Upper Coomera on March 15 and two subsequent emergency declarations under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) yesterday and today.
At 4.06pm this afternoon, police made an emergency declaration under the PSPA at Baloo Street, where they arrested a 37-year-old man shortly after.
The PSPA was revoked at 4.22pm.
During the course of the arrest, the man received a police dog bite to the forearm and was subsequently transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital where he remains under police guard.
Mark Lutgenau (pictured), 37, has been arrested in the Gold Coast after a 30-hour manhunt
A fugitive gunman wanted over an alleged domestic violence incident has been arrested after a 30-hour manhunt across the Gold Coast.
Mark Lutgenau was taken into custody by Special Emergency Response Team officers at a Nerang address about 4.15pm on Wednesday.
He was bitten on the forearm during the arrest and was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital where he remains under police guard.
After receiving treatment, Lutgenau will be taken to a police station for questioning, where charges are expected to be laid over a string of incidents.
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