Man flees from police through ROOF of house after officers arrive at front door

Man flees from police through ROOF of house after officers arrive at front door

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A man burst through the roof of a house in a desperate attempt to escape police who had arrived at the front door.Six police officers called to the home in Pennarth, Wales, this afternoon searching for a suspect. Shocked neighbours then saw roof tiles coming loose from the home before a man poked his head out.

Locals claim he then began throwing tiles to the ground below while taking a telephone call.
The witness who filmed the incident from an office building across the road said the man had been on the roof for around an hour.

The 36-year-old said: "There’s been about 10 people in our office watching the stand-off for about an hour now, and a crowd of about 20 or 30 people out in the street. "There must be about 50 police officers outside the house. There’s at least at 10 police vans here. There’s a negotiator pacing round as well, because the man was throwing tiles.

"The man did go back inside the attic for a bit, and then he kept going in and out. The police are waiting outside - they can’t do anything, in case the man falls from the roof. "There was a woman and a young child who came out the house and onto the street. But the man is refusing to come out."

He said a 50-metre police cordon was put in place around the house.

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: "South Wales Police are currently in attendance at the address of a man on a roof at Salop Place, Penarth. "This is currently ongoing."

courtesy - Mirror