Overview
- Officers cordoned off the Adelaide Centre car park in Benwell after reports of a man on the roof.
- ChronicleLive reporters on scene observed the male on the rooftop as videos circulated on social media.
- Police presence extended around nearby Asda, Iceland and Greggs, and customers were kept back from the area.
- The car park reopened at about 2:25pm following a standoff that lasted more than an hour.
- Police were first reported to have arrived around 12:30pm, with outlets continuing to seek further information.