‘Absolutely terrifying’: Gilberton man arrested after rooftop standoff with STAR Group
Police spent hours negotiating with the Gilberton man after being called to a unit over a domestic incident.
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A man has been arrested after allegedly throwing roof tiles during a lengthy police standoff believed to be sparked by a domestic violence incident.
Police, together with Dog Operations attended a unit complex in Gilberton to investigate a domestic incident about 8.30pm on Saturday.
Police located the suspect, a 42-year-old Gilberton man, in the unit and attempted to engage with him before he climbed onto a balcony and then scaled adjoining units onto the roof of the complex.
The man refused to come down and threw tiles from the roof.
Negotiators, STAR and PolAir attended the scene and the MFS were also called in to assist.
After extensive negotiations to safely resolve the incident the man surrendered to police at 2.30am on Sunday morning and was brought to safety with the aid of the MFS rescue ladder.
The man was arrested for assault, breaching an intervention order and possession of a controlled drug.
The investigation is continuing, and further charges may be laid.
The man has not applied for bail at this time.
Deputy Premier Susan Close said the incident “sounds absolutely terrifying”.
“I understand the police were very responsive to what had been raised with them as an emergency situation,” Dr Close said.
“The woman in this circumstance is now seeking to live elsewhere and we’ve made sure that the Housing Minister’s office is well aware of that and as we head into the new week they will be looking into the circumstances.”
The incident occurred just streets away from where Dr Michael Yung, 61, was stabbed in an alleged attack inside his $2m James St, Gilberton home in December.
The father-of-two, 61, succumbed to catastrophic injuries.
It is understood the eminent intensive-care pediatrician, who was also a senior WCH consultant, suffered traumatic head injuries, including bleeding on the brain, as well as chest and bowel wounds.
Hammer robbery teen girls chased down by helicopter
Four youths and a man were arrested following a service station robbery at Pennington last night after a worker was allegedly threatened with a hammer.
Patrols were called to a service station on Torrens Road at 6.20pm on Saturday after reports a group of girls entered and stole items from inside.
Police will allege one man remained outside and acted as a lookout.
A worker inside locked the door and one suspect allegedly approached him and threatened him with a hammer.
The worker unlocked the door and the five suspects left on foot heading towards Addison Road.
The service station attendant was not physically injured as a result of the incident.
PolAir were already overhead and guided patrols to where the suspects were and they were swiftly arrested.
A 17-year-old girl from Novar Gardens, a 14 and a 13-year-old girl both from Semaphore Park, a 15-year-old girl from Croydon and a 27-year-old man were arrested.
The 17-year-old girl was charged with aggravated robbery and will face Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The remaining people will likely receive police bail to appear in court at a later date.
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