Footage Shows Moment Police Arrest Wanted Man While He Slept on Roof
The 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of public nuisance, criminal damage and burglary after officers ended the stand-off, police said.
- On Saturday, Greater Manchester Police arrested a 37-year-old wanted man after a 48-hour standoff on a Reservoir Street roof in Salford, pulling him down a ladder while he slept.
- The arrest attempt was tasked by another force, as the suspect was wanted on recall to prison for other matters involving breach of licence conditions.
- Footage shows Tactical Aid Unit officers quietly positioning a ladder against the roof structure before an officer climbed up and grabbed the man during his sleep, triggering a struggle.
- Detective Chief Inspector Helen Bagnall, of Salford district, confirmed property damage occurred and stated, "We will work with partners to ensure affected residents will be supported going forward."
- Police arrested the man on suspicion of public nuisance, criminal damage, burglary, public order offences, and assaulting two officers who suffered minor injuries, while thanking residents for their "patience and understanding.
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Two-Day Standoff Ends as Police Pull Sleeping Fugitive From Rooftop in Salford
A 37-year-old man wanted on recall to prison was arrested in Salford after a 48-hour rooftop standoff ended when Tactical Aid Unit officers climbed a ladder and pulled him from the roof while he was asleep. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had been trying to arrest the man at the request of another force when the incident began at a property on Reservoir Street on Thursday, 13 August 2026. The standoff caused disruption to the local community and…
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The Independent (US)Police pull sleeping man from Salford roof in dramatic arrest
Police have released footage of the moment a man was arrested while he slept on the roof of a property. Greater Manchester Police said emergency services responded to an incident at a property on Reservoir Street in Salford over the course of two days. Footage, released by the force, shows its Tactical Aid Unit officers gently resting a ladder against the roof of a back porch, with an officer then grabbing the man while he was sleeping. A strugg…
Watch the moment police arrest man asleep on roof after two-day stand off
Watch the moment a two-day rooftop stand off in Salford came to an abrupt end when riot police discovered the 37-year-old suspect fast asleep on a veranda roof and hauled him down. In drone footage released by Greater Manchester Police, officers branded the conclusion to the siege a "roof awakening".The stand-off began on Thursday evening at a property on Ash Street, close to its junction with Field Street, when the suspect scaled the roof and b…
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