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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Wesley Holmes

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Man hurled bricks and tiles from rooftops in five hour stand off - Caught on Camera

A man took part in an "extraordinary" five-hour stand-off with police after taking to the rooftops and hurling bricks and tiles into the street below.

Paul Rutledge, of Terrace Road, West Bank, Widnes, caused more than £5,000 worth of damage to four houses when he climbed onto a terraced row on Frederick Street on March 21 2023.

Cheshire police cordoned off the area and moved in with tactical riot gear and shields as the 31-year-old threw tiles down onto the street, damaging several vehicles parked there.

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