A man has been arrested after police spent around nine hours in a tense roof standoff in Harpurhey.
The incident, which was first reported at around 11am on Tuesday (June 7) saw swarms of police cordon off an estate as they attempted to talk him back down. The man, understood by the Manchester Evening News to be wanted by police, managed to get onto the roof of a block of flats as officers tried to arrest him.
Oakridge Walk was taped off and the road was closed while emergency services dealt with the situation. Police have now confirmed this morning that the man was 'safely detained' at around 8.30pm.
