A day of mayhem: Adlington man, 41, arrested after tense roof stand off with police in Chorley
He remains in custody.
A 41-year-old man from Adlington is currently in custody after causing a disturbance on a roof in Chorley yesterday morning.
Emergency services and police rushed to the residential property on Bolton Road after receiving reports that a man had climbed onto it and started throwing slates.
The main road through Chorley was then closed while emergency services crews battled with the man as a six-hour stand-off ensued.
Witnesses claimed he was allegedly ‘setting small fires’ and ‘throwing objects from the roof’ at officers.
The man was arrested on suspicion of assault, assault on an emergency worker, arson with intent to life and criminal damage.
He remains in custody at this time.
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said at the time: "At 9.16am yesterday (24th May) we were called to Bolton Road in Chorley following reports a man had climbed onto the roof of a property and was refusing to come down.
“Officers have attended the scene and the man has begun throwing objects from the roof and setting small fires.
“Emergency services, including our colleagues from the fire service and the North West Ambulance Service, attended the scene.
“As a result of the incident a man suffered an arm injury as a result of falling debris. Substantial damage has been caused to several houses and parked vehicles.
“A small number of surrounding properties were evacuated due to safety concerns.”
They added: “At 4pm, a 41-year-old man from Adlington was arrested on suspicion of assault, assault on an emergency worker, arson with intent to endanger life and criminal damage. He remains in custody at this time.”
Providing a fresh update this morning a spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called by police yesterday morning to reports of a disturbance on the roof of a house in Chorley.
They said: “We were called just after 9:30 by Lancashire Police after a man had lit small fires on the roof of terraced properties on Bolton Road, Chorley. Firefighters were in attendance until the early evening working alongside the Police to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.