Robbery suspect arrested after hours-long rooftop standoff in National City [Breaking]
A man who police say swiped keys from a car dealership and fired a flare gun as he fled was arrested after an hours-long rooftop standoff Thursday morning, National City police said.
The suspect didn’t go far, and the victim was able to point him out to police. Springer said the suspect climbed onto the roof of a Rodeway Inn about a block south of the dealership. They brought in support — a helicopter, a tactical team and crisis negotiators — and threw him a phone. They also made loudspeaker announcements in English and Spanish asking him to come down.Authorities in National City kept watch on theft suspect Thursday after climbed onto rooftops on National City Boulevard. The man held police at bay for about three hours before coming down.