Watch: Stand-off between police and a man on the roof in Weymouth

  • 02/12/2018

A roof stand-off between police and a man who led them on a chase on Saturday morning was caught on video.

The 39-year-old spent seven hours on top of a house in Weymouth, south Auckland, resisting efforts to bring him down.

Earlier he'd failed to stop for police, leading them on a short chase before getting out and running through a number of properties.

He eventually climbed onto the roof of a house, even though the residents were home. Police were unable to get them out safely while the agitated man was present.

As he became more aggressive and started damaging the roof shortly before 5pm, police moved in and took him into custody.

Video showed a small crowd had gathered across the road to watch.

He will appear in Manukau District Court on Monday facing charges in relation to driving offences, assault, wilful damage and threatening behaviour.

Newshub.