UPDATE 10:30am:
Police have managed to talk the man down from the roof of the Mayfield property.
He’s now been taken to Newcastle Police Station.
EARLIER:
Police are on the scene of a stand off in Mayfield this morning.
Officers were to the scene on Maitland Road around 2am where a man was noticed on the roof.
They’re now negotiating with the 25-year-old, who’s believed to be under the influence of drugs.
MORE TO COME