Roof stand-off by man in Blackburn after 'street altercation' (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Roof stand-off by man in Blackburn after 'street altercation'
10:30am Saturday 1st October 2011 in Blackburn
POLICE and fire crews were called in after a Blackburn man refused to come down from a roof in the Infirmary area this morning.
An hour-long stand-off developed between officials and the man, in his 20s, after an altercation at Infirmary Street, close to The Ivy pub, at around 3.30am.
Fire service watch manager John Leach said police initially requested a ladder be erected next to the property, so officers could talk with the man.
But later a specialist platform was drafted in from Hyndburn station so negotiations could continue.
The man, who has not been named, was detained by police after about an hour and was later taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital for treatment.
He is due to be questioned over the incident, which caused part of Infirmary Street to be sealed off.
Comments(3)
Rusty Bullethole
says...
5:51pm Sat 1 Oct 11
whirlingdervish wrote:No, a sniper would have been a lot quicker
why did they not get an untried taser,say from a pound shop give it to a random police man.,shoot him twice , he falls off dies, suicide,,overtime for the muskers policing b/burn v city
bubble of reason
says...
6:57pm Sat 1 Oct 11
Rusty Bullethole wrote:Thats a bit Roofless!
whirlingdervish wrote:No, a sniper would have been a lot quicker
why did they not get an untried taser,say from a pound shop give it to a random police man.,shoot him twice , he falls off dies, suicide,,overtime for the muskers policing b/burn v city
whirlingdervish says...
5:01pm Sat 1 Oct 11