7:28am Thursday 3rd July 2008
THE centre of Uxbridge has been reopened after a man who was threatening to jump from the top of a car park was talked down.
Roads around the town centre were closed off for nearly eight hours after the man, believed to be around 30-years-old, was spotted standing on the top of the Cedars car park.
Motorists were trapped in the car park for several hours after police closed off the exit ramp, because the man was standing on the eighth floor, directly above it.
Police negotiators eventually managed to talk the man down just before 1am, and the town centre has since been reopened.
Were you stuck in the car park last night? Leave your comments below.
cameron clark, uxbridge says...
9:21am Thu 3 Jul 08
Jim Neil, Uxbridge Telephone Exchange says...
9:59am Thu 3 Jul 08
Laura, Uxbridge Town centre says...
5:23pm Thu 3 Jul 08
n, says...
9:59am Wed 9 Jul 08
Makka Pakka, Uxbridge says...
10:42am Wed 9 Jul 08
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Annoyed, says...
9:18am Thu 3 Jul 08
We spent so much resources trying to stop a man who wants to commit suicide. (which, by the way, he might just go up the roof again today or the next day ...)
And we penalise so many other people who value their lives more, and want to get on with their lives. Mothers can't get home to pick up their kids, p[eople might miss their flight to go to their parents funeral or their baby brother''s wedding.
If people want tio kill themselves, let them. If the people wants to help, go ahead and help but you don't have to close the whole town for that!