{"id":664257,"date":"2025-12-31T08:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/664257\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:04:12","slug":"town-centre-cordoned-off-as-man-spotted-on-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/664257\/","title":{"rendered":"Town centre cordoned off as man spotted on roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency services are at the scene<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Police-in-Prescot-man-on-roof.jpg\" alt=\"Police at a scene in Prescot town centre this evening\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police at a scene in Prescot town centre this evening(Image: Submitted)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A road in Prescot has been cordoned off after a man was spotted on a roof. Merseyside Police confirmed they were called to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/warrington\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Warrington<\/a> Road in the town centre at around 10pm on Tuesday, December 30, following reports of concern for the safety of a man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A witness told <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the ECHOLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">the ECHO<\/a> the man was seen &#8220;throwing tiles off the roof.&#8221; Multiple police vehicles and three fire engines remain at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for the force said: &#8220;We\u2019re currently trying to engage with him and get him down safely, but there\u2019s not much more we can say at the moment as the incident is ongoing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Traffic monitoring service Inrix reported: &#8220;A57 High Street in both directions blocked due to police incident from A58 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/st-helens\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">St Helens<\/a> Road to Atherton Street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sign up to our breaking news newsletter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Follow us on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/twitter\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Twitter<\/a> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LivEchonews\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"@LivECHONewsLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">@LivECHONews<\/a> &#8211; 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