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  1. The 26-year-old man on the roof of a property in Stratford Road1 of 11
  2. Police activity in Stratford Road2 of 11
  3. Roof top drama in Stratford Road, Blacon, overnight on Wednesday, April 133 of 11
  4. A man standing on the roof of a house in Blacon is engaged in a police stand-off4 of 11
  5. The scene at Stratford Road, Blacon while a man sits on the roof of a house5 of 11
  6. Car parked in Stratford Road in Blacon which was damaged by one of the tiles being thrown from the roof. Picture by Collette Smith
    Car parked in Stratford Road in Blacon which was damaged by one of the tiles being thrown from the roof. Picture by Collette Smith6 of 11
  7. Roof top drama in Stratford Road, Blacon, overnight on Wednesday, April 137 of 11
  8. Roof top drama in Stratford Road, Blacon, overnight on Wednesday, April 138 of 11
  9. The man engaged in a stand-off with police atop a roof in Stratford Road in Blacon9 of 11
  10. Roof top drama in Stratford Road, Blacon, overnight on Wednesday, April 1310 of 11
  11. Stratford Road remains closed on Thursday morning11 of 11
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