Woman threatening to jump from police station roof sparks 999 response

A woman threatening to jump from a Swindon police station roof has sparked a major emergency services response this afternoon.

Police, fire and ambulance are all in attendance of the ongoing incident after being called to reports of concern for the welfare of someone on the roof at 3.20pm.

A large cordon is in place outside North Swindon Police Point, on the Orbital Shopping Park site, as 999 crews work to resolve the situation.

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Specialist HART (Hazardous Area Response Team) units from South Western Ambulance Service divisional headquarters in Bristol at the scene.

Updates follow.

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