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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Wrexham,Cai Park,North Wales - Recap: Rooftop siege in Wrexham

Police have surrounded a house on Caia Park after men spotted on roof

Siege ends

Police swooped on a house in Wrexham after a man sparked a rooftop siege.
A man was spotted on top of the roof of a conservatory.
A second man – thought to be a police negogiator – was also pictured on the roof trying to talk him down.
Officers surrounded a house in Caia Park
Officers surrounded a house in Caia Park

Full story to come

We’ll be bringing you the story as we know it so far, very shortly. We are expecting some more details later in the day from police too which we’ll keep you updated with.

Heavy police presence expected in Wrexham town centre

There is also going to be a heavy police presence in Wrexham later as fans travel to Chester for the derby day clash at the Deva Stadium. Once again it has been designated as a bubble match. Wrexham fans will have to travel to the match in Chester via designated transport only.

PCSOs remain on the scene

I’m told that there are a couple of PCSOs still on the scene.

Incident update

Police have now left the scene. It is unclear whether police have made any arrests. We’ll keep you updated through the day on any developments.

No injuries

It appears that nobody has been injured in the incident having spoken to the ambulance service.

Police unable to comment on incident

I have just spoken to North Wales Police who tell me they are at this moment unable to provide any details about the incident. They have confirmed though that they did attend. I’m told there may be an update later today.

More than 10 police officers were on the scene

Photos show around 15-20 officers on the scene.

Police leaving area

I’m told that police seem to have left the scene now. We have asked North Wales Police for some more information about what has happened.

Reports of men off the roof

Witnesses say that the men have come down from the roof.

Men pictured on roof

Here’s a picture of the men on the roof.
Men on roof in Caia Park
Men on roof in Caia Park (Photo: @AmyLouuMUFC)

Heavy police presence

Thanks to Amy who has sent in these pictures of the operation.
Police swoop on Caia Park
Police swoop on Caia Park (Photo: @AmyLouuMUFC)

Paramedics spotted on scene

An ambulance is also at the scene.

Men on roof

Pictures show that there are two men on a roof.

Police spotted around Queensway

Residents have woken up to a heavy police presence.

Live: Police incident

Police have swooped on Caia Park in Wrexham.
Several officers as well as paramedics have been seen around Queensway and Y Wern.
The nature of the incident is currently unknown.
We’ll bring you all the latest on this as it develops. You can get in touch by tweeting me @sarahlhodgson1
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-rooftop-siege-in-wrexham-12486554

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