Riverdale, Perth: How two allegedly drunk men demanded ‘Vodka and vapes’ while preventing tradies starting work when they refused to come down off a building for eight hours
Two men found themselves in an eight-hour standoff with police after allegedly climbing onto the roof of a building and refusing to come down.
The shocking incident took place at a construction site on Rowe Avenue in Riverdale, near Perth, after local residents spotted the men on the roof of the building at around 1.15am on Thursday.
Western Australian police officers were called to the scene to try to get the pair safely off the roof after they refused to climb down.
Instead of following instructions to get down, the men were heard screaming during the dramatic ordeal with officers before lying on the roof and taking a nap.
Two men (pictured) were arrested after refusing to get off the roof of a building at a construction site in Perth
They woke up just before 9am and reportedly threw bags of concrete powder that shook the scaffolding, while a man reportedly urinated on the roof of the structure.
As police tried to get the pair to the ground, they began negotiating with officers, demanding vodka and vapes.
The pair eventually came downstairs around 9:30 a.m. and spoke briefly with officers before quickly making their way back upstairs to the upper part of the building.
They came back downstairs before reportedly trying to run away, but were arrested by police a short time later.
A WA Police spokesperson told Ny Breaking Australia the men are now in custody, along with a woman who was also in the building.
“The police attended the scene and found three people at the scene,” the spokesperson said.
“A female was located on the third floor and was escorted from the location.”
'Two men, both believed to be in their 20s, were on the roof of the building and refused to come down.'
The men (pictured) ignored police calls to come down from the top of the building and decided to take a nap
Police (pictured) were forced into an eight-hour standoff with the men before arresting the pair late on Thursday morning
Asked if they had a long night at the Western Australianone of the men replied: 'F***ing oath we took.'
“We drank four liters of vodka.”
Several tradies who arrived at the location for work were unable to get started after police ordered them to leave the area due to the chaotic situation that unfolded.
“It's a bit of a funny morning, a bit different, exciting,” tradie Christopher Tibbles told the newspaper.