Overview
- Northumbria Police attended Axwell Terrace shortly before 8am Tuesday to carry out an arrest.
- The man climbed onto a roof and threw pieces of tile to the ground, creating a hazard to those below.
- Emergency services, including several police vehicles and riot officers, remained on scene for hours as they sought a safe conclusion.
- The man, 37, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and the operation ended just before 6pm.
- He has been charged with 10 offences — burglary, attempted burglary, two counts of theft, affray, racially aggravated public order, and four counts of criminal damage — and is due in court Wednesday afternoon.