Police in Halifax town centre update: Arrest after man on roof for nearly five hours
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A police negotiator and paramedics were deployed to New Road after a man was reported on a roof at 2.20pm.
He was up there for nearly five hours.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers were in attendance at an address on New Road, Halifax yesterday afternoon, when a male climbed onto the roof of a property.
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Hide Ad"Emergency services attended, including the force negotiator, and the incident was brought to a safe conclusion at around 7pm.”
A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple offences and is in police custody.