Overview
- Merseyside Police confirmed the man who spent the night on Prescot Town Hall’s roof came down after roughly 14 hours, following extensive road closures and multi‑agency response.
- Lancashire Police deployed armed officers to Birch Green Road, Skelmersdale, after reports a firearm was pointed at a car, with a cordon and road closure in place as enquiries continue.
- Three suspects were arrested after a break‑in at the Smyths Toys store off the East Lancashire Road in Fazakerley, with cash and electronic items recovered and all three held in custody.
- Detectives continue to appeal for dashcam or CCTV after a Christmas Eve collision at East Lancashire Road and Stonebridge Lane left the Ford Puma driver, 33, in critical condition and two others injured; a 32‑year‑old was bailed on suspicion of dangerous driving and drink‑drug driving.
- In Liscard, Denisventhan Jeyakumar, 35, was charged with possessing a knife in public and section 18 wounding after a Boxing Day shop stabbing that sent a man to hospital with chest and head injuries described as non‑life‑threatening.