North Yorkshire Police say the force was contacted at 8.20am this morning (Friday, October 6) by a member of the public reporting a man on the roof in Peter Lane.
As The Press reported, a police cordon was in place during the incident and police and fire officers were on the scene.
By 9.20am the cordon had been removed.
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