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 they allegedly climbed onto the roof of a building and refused to come down.
The shocking incident occurred at a construction site on Row Avenue in Riverdale, near Perth, after nearby residents spotted men on the roof of the building at about 1.15am on Thursday.
Western Australian Police were called to the scene to try to get the couple off the roof safely after they refused to come down.
Instead of obeying orders to come down, the men screamed during a dramatic ordeal with officers before they lay down on the roof and took a nap.
Two men (pictured) were arrested after refusing to climb off the roof of a building at a construction site in Perth.
They woke up shortly before 9am and allegedly threw bags of concrete powder that shook the scaffolding, while one man reportedly urinated on the roof of the structure.
When police tried to talk the couple down, they began negotiating with officers, demanding vodka and vapes.
The pair eventually came down around 9:30 a.m. and spoke briefly with officers before quickly returning to the top of the building.
They went back downstairs before allegedly trying to escape but were soon arrested by police.
A WA Police spokesman told The Washington News Australia the men were now in custody along with a woman who was also in the building.
“Police attended the scene and found three people at the scene,” the spokesman said.
“The woman was on the third floor and was escorted from the scene.”
“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 climb down from the roof 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.
When asked if they had a long night Western Australiaone of the men responded, “We took a damn oath.”
“We drank four liters of vodka.”
Several workers reporting to work at the site were unable to begin work after police ordered them to leave the area due to the chaotic situation unfolding.
“It’s a bit of a fun morning, a bit different, exciting,” Christopher Tibbles told the newspaper.