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Man throws roof tiles at police cars during barricade situation

Posted at 9:54 AM, Dec 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-28 11:18:51-05

At 11:52 p.m. on Dec. 27, SWAT responded to an incident involving a man suspect armed with a knife who had barricaded himself on the roof of a home in the 200 block of Roland Wiley Road, near Westcliff and Durango drives.  

The incident started as a domestic call and escalated into a burglary when the man entered a house and armed himself with a knife. The man threw roof tiles at the vehicles of officers and residents, damaging several of them.

The man has since been arrested but Roland Wiley Road remains closed.