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| Harwich police negotiators try to talk Asda roof man down | Harwich police negotiators try to talk Asda roof man down |
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| Police negotiators have been working through the night to persuade a man to come down from a supermarket store roof. | Police negotiators have been working through the night to persuade a man to come down from a supermarket store roof. |
| The man climbed on to the roof of the Asda building in Main Road, Harwich on Tuesday evening, Essex Police said. | |
| Officers are continuing to talk to the man and the store is currently shut. | Officers are continuing to talk to the man and the store is currently shut. |
| "We are working with our partners and the store management as we deal with this incident," police said. | "We are working with our partners and the store management as we deal with this incident," police said. |
| Cordons have been put in place and the public have been asked to avoid the area. | Cordons have been put in place and the public have been asked to avoid the area. |
| The reasons why the man climbed on to the roof are not yet known. |