A man is in custody following a stand off with heavily armed police at a Laverton motel.

Special Operations Group officers swarmed the Westside Hotel Motel on Fitzgerald Road earlier today.

Police say the incident relates to an ongoing investigation.

A 28 year old man is in custody following near 2hr siege in Laverton. @3AW693 pic.twitter.com/WRBey37MVt

? Pat Mitchell (@patty_mitchell) July 14, 2016