Police were last night unable to say whether the man was arrested, and whether the chase and stand-off were linked.
But the police were, as usual, able to inconvenience everyone while they went ‘softly softly’ with the idiot!
Police and community support officers blocked off neighbouring streets with their vehicles and kept their distance as the man talked to members of his family on the ground.
He remained on the roof until around 6.30pm, when he came down and was driven off in a waiting car.
A waiting
police car..?
… local resident Stephanie Dewhurst said: “He was shouting something about seeing his kids or calling his girlfriend but I don’t know for sure what he was saying.
“All the neighbours were out and his family members were there too.
“The police had four streets sealed off. ”
Ms Dewhurst said a black Fiat Punto belonging to a neighbour, plus a police car, were among the three badly damaged in the police chase.
So surely he’s been arrested..?
Former councillor Nick Collingridge, who lives in Sparth Road, said he had spotted the police helicopter circling overhead, and said he was surprised at the events that had unfolded.
“This is certainly out of the ordinary because you don’t get police chases everyday. You would not expect something like this, especially on a Sunday,” he said.
“One thing that is positive about Clayton is over the last five years crime has been down.
“We have seen good policing efforts recently from our local bobby [PC Paul Pountain] and we have a new inspector and she seems to be putting a lot of effort it.
“But my gripe is, because of the cuts, we have lost quite a number of officers.”
Got plenty when they want to seal off four streets, though…
8 comments:
'Elf an' safety on steroids, innit.
One grandstanding moron on a roof to the power of infinity divided by mere hundreds of inconvenienced residents.
No, I don't think it adds up either.
Helicopter, street closures and police convoys. But how fortunate for residents, that police didn't demand evacuation of an entire area and that they dismissed the 4 hr option of snipers taking him down in a cacophony of indiscriminate firing.
Any bets on the 'police car waiting for him' turning out to be the chief's personal limo?
I'll take that bet Melvin you half-wit.
Jaded
Check out the Met stripping the 22yr female PR worker, Julia. Pretty disgusting stuff.
Like that case a few days ago,when after the death of a 97 year old woman and her house was being cleared it was found that she had a WW2 STEN gun in her house(she had been an intelligence operative during the war)the police decided to seal off and evacuate the entire street, was that really needed?
Poor old Melv, frothing at the mouth, in possession of all the facts as reported by the Daily mail, thrashing himself senseless, uninterested in the real facts and offering no useful suggestions or even solutions. There, there Melv, you must be tired. Take meddys and go to bed.
"Elf an' safety on steroids, innit."
Indeed. Or more accurately, a fear of getting sued by someone if something happens.
"Check out the Met stripping the 22yr female PR worker, Julia. Pretty disgusting stuff."
Depends. Do they strip all drunk and incapable females? It'd make sense, though I'd be only too happy to kick them out of the station once they'd sobered up in vomit-stained clothes.
"the police decided to seal off and evacuate the entire street, was that really needed?"
Given that no gun can fire if a human isn't holding it, no! I suppose their excuse was that she might have had explosives too.
"Do they strip all drunk and incapable females? It'd make sense, though I'd be only too happy to kick them out of the station once they'd sobered up in vomit-stained clothes."
Always guard against the unintended public declaration which reveals the nescient nature of an old trout, Julia.
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