A Crewe man was arrested over the weekend and remains in police custody after an incident on the roof of a house in Rode Heath near Alsager. 

On Sunday 28 July, Cheshire Police received reports of an incident on Beech Avenue, Rode Heath.

At 11:48am, officers arrived at the scene, discovering an agitated man on the roof of a property, who refused to come down.

Villagers placed tarpaulin on the roof following the incident. (Nub News reader).

The man, 33, from Crewe, was later arrested for affray and the assault of an emergency worker. 

A Cheshire Police spokesperson told Nub News: "At around 11:48 am on Sunday 29 July, police responded to an incident in Beech Avenue, Rode Heath. 

"Attending the scene, officers found a man climbed onto the roof of the address and refused to engage with officers.  

"Specialist officers were deployed to the scene and the man, a 33-year-old from Crewe, was arrested by officers at around 3:33 pm on suspicion of affray and assault of an emergency worker. 

"He remains in police custody at this time." 

Photographs sent to Nub News show damage to the roof of the house following the incident. 

Another photo sent in by Nub News reader who didn't want to be named showing tiles and a car (Nub News reader).

Others appear to show tiles on the ground and damage to a vehicle.

Nub News understands villagers rallied round to supply tarpaulin to cover the roof and other items following the incident. 

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