Police seal off parts of CBD after man climbs on building roof
Police sealed off parts of the Darwin CBD this morning after a man climbed onto the roof of a building along Mitchell St.
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POLICE sealed off parts of the Darwin CBD this morning after a man climbed onto the roof of a building along Mitchell St.
Northern Watch Commander Richard Howie said police responded after a man climbed onto the roof of the Darwin’s old children’s court building opposite the Discovery nightclub on Mitchell St at 3.30am on Monday.
“The man was sighted sitting on a structure approximately 30 metres above the ground,” he said.
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“The scene was secured and attempts were made to communicate with the man.”
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Cdr said the man then began climbing down from the building onto Mitchell Street at 3.50am and he was apprehended by police.
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