A man who climbed onto the roof of a house in Walker in a stand-off with police is believed to have come down.
At around 6pm this evening eyewitnesses at the scene reported that the male who had climbed onto the roof of a property on Kingston Avenue was now down from the rooftop. Neighbours reported that he had been at the top of the building since around 12.40pm in a stand-off with police.
Earlier today, Northumbria Police confirmed that officers had attended the address shortly after 11.30am to carry out enquiries for an unrelated matter. Whilst in attendance a female occupant became aggressive towards officers and was arrested for breach of the peace.
