A man has been detained after he climbed on top of a roof in Ipswich town centre.
Officers were alerted to a burglary at Carats Jewellers in Buttermarket at 4.35am on Thursday, before a further call reported a male suspect had climbed onto the roof.
Cordons were in place along a number of streets in the town centre as emergency services attempted to get the man down.
Tower Street was also cordoned off (Image: Charlotte Bond)
The fire service provided an aerial ladder platform (Image: Charlotte Bond)
Negotiators could be seen on an aerial ladder platform talking to him, before he was brought down shortly before 2pm.
A 50-year-old man has been detained by police and taken to hospital as a precaution.
Businesses were forced to close, with access to the Buttermarket shopping centre restricted.
Police were first called at 4.35am (Image: Charlotte Bond)
The fire service were in attendance (Image: Charlotte Bond)
Ann Jones, 52, work at a newsagents in the town centre and was unable to get to work because of the incident.
She said: "It's really worried me. Police have been here but no-one knows if my shop or any of the other shops were broken into yet."
Police removed the cordon at around 1.40pm (Image: Charlotte Bond)
Several streets were cordoned off (Image: Charlotte Bond)
"It is really scary to think someone has been able to gain access to the roof of this building, especially seeing what he has access to."
A spokesman for Suffolk Constabulary added: "Police would like to thank local businesses and the public for their patience and understanding."
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