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MAN ON ROOF IN MAYFIELD TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Police have taken a man into custody, after negotiating him down from a roof in Mayfield.
The siege on Maitland Road begun just after 12:30am on Friday, when a 25-year-old climbed onto the roof of a unit and refused to come down.
NSW Police Rescue, the police dog unit, paramedics and negotiators worked for more than 8 hours to get him down.
Police believe he was under the influence of drugs.
Investigations are continuing.
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