Officers were first called to the street on Thursday evening
A man on the roof of a building in Salford has now been in a stand-off with police for more than 36 hours.
Local residents reported that the man has been on the roof of a terraced property in Ash Street near the town centre since Thursday evening (August 13). A huge emergency response descended on the area including police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
A local resident told the M.E.N on Friday that the incident was ‘getting worse’ with the man allegedly ‘throwing people’s tiles off their roofs at the police’. This morning (Saturday), the man remained on the roof of the building with the stand-off ongoing.
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Pictures showed riot police on the scene wearing protective gear. They appeared to enter the property but as of 11am, the man was still on the roof.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said officers are working to get the man down ‘as soon as possible’. A cordon remains in place as crews work in the area.
The spokesperson said the incident is ‘in relation to an arrest attempt’ for the man from another police force. “Specialist officers and partners remain on scene, with a cordon in place,” the force spokesperson added.
It has not yet been confirmed which force the arrest attempt relates to, or what the man is due to be arrested for.
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