A man who climbed on to a roof and reportedly asked to speak to his girlfriend remained in custody this morning after a three-hour standoff.
The incident led to South Road in Waterloo being closed by officers at around 9pm yesterday.
The man, believed to be in his 40s was spoken to by specially trained negotiators who arrived at the scene shortly after police.
Witnesses in the area claimed that the man asked police to speak to his girlfriend, and also asked for a lighter.
Pictures taken at the scene show the man lying across the roof tiles and straddling the top of the building.
In one video he is even seen dangerously walking across the roof as police look up at him from below.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said that just before 9pm, a call was received of a man in his 40s on a roof in South Road and officers and specially trained negotiators were sent to the scene.
A spokeswoman confirmed just after midnight that the man was "safely down".
She said: "Merseyside Police can confirm the man is now safely down from the roof and has been taken into custody."
Police confirmed the man remained in custody this morning.
