Woodsley Road incident: Man arrested after standoff with police on a rooftop in Leeds
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Police arrived at a house in Woodsley Road, Burley, on Sunday morning to arrest a man wanted on recall to prison.
When officers arrived, a man climbed onto the roof of the property.
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A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police attended at an address on Woodsley Road, Leeds, on Sunday morning to conduct arrest enquiries for a man wanted on recall to prison.
"On officers arrival a man present went onto the roof of the property.
"Officers negotiated with the man who came down later in the day and was arrested without further incident."