New castle hostage crisis: Job center staff released, knifeman still inside building New castle hostage crisis: Job center staff released, knifeman still inside building Specialist Negotiators Have Reached Spot To Negotiate, Said Police. Witnesses Also Reported Seeing The Man With Something Strapped To His Chest. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Shashikant Sharma | Updated on: 09 Jun 2017, 04:08:44 PM New Delhi: A knifeman held the staff of a job centre hostage in northeast England’s Newcastle. Specialist police negotiators have reached the spot to negotiate, said police. Witnesses also reported seeing the man with something strapped to his chest. There are no reports of any injuries so far and all the hostages have been released but the man concerned is the only person who remains in the building, said Northumbria Police.