Man arrested following investigation into reports of man armed with firearm at Dulwich Hill
Where: Williams Parade, Dulwich Hill, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
A man has been arrested following an investigation into reports of a man seen with a firearm in Sydney’s Inner West last week.
About 10.20am (Friday 16 October 2026), police were called to a carpark on Williams Parade, Dulwich Hill, following reports of a stolen vehicle.
Officers attached to Inner West Police Area Command attended and were told a man was armed with a firearm inside a reported stolen vehicle, before allegedly setting fire to the vehicle.
Fire and Rescue NSW attended the scene and extinguished the fire, and no injuries have been reported.
The man then left the area on foot and was last seen on Union Street.
Police established a crime scene and the area was placed into lockdown as officers searched for the man.
Strike Force Ranilo was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Following extensive inquiries, about 11.30pm yesterday (Sunday 18 October 2026), a 32-year-old man was arrested on Burwood Road, Burwood, after allegedly attempting to evade police.
The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a minor injury sustained during the arrest.
He was taken to Concord Hospital for treatment under police guard, before he was taken to Newtown Police Station, where inquiries are ongoing.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Inner West council area
Inner West is a council area in New South Wales with about 193,125 residents. It has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 258th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by robbery (68th percentile), assault (31st percentile), sexual offences (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
- Violent
- 896 per 100k
- Property
- 2,728 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 245 per 100k
- Theft
- 1,283 per 100k
See the full Inner West crime profile
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