Shrewsbury 'rooftop runners' warned by police
Three people have been warned about the dangers of climbing on town centre rooftops after being spotted in Shrewsbury.
Police in the town spoke to the youths on Friday after they were seen climbing on the roof of the town’s shopping centres.
Officers gave them safety advice, took their details and the centre’s management are said to be considering further action.
The @ShrewsburyCops twitter account posted a message saying: “Town centre officers speaking with 3 youths who were climbing on the roof tops.
“They have been given strong words of advice, their details taken and the centre management are considering further action.”
Last month, police in the town issued a written warning to a man in their battle against the craze of ‘roof topping’.
Officers said they issued the written warning to a man they have spoken to at the scene of three such incidents in the previous four months.
They said if the man doesn’t stop his anti-social behaviour, then they will issue a Community Protection Notice.
In February, damage was caused to a window at an estate agents on Barker Street and police believe it was caused by freerunners.
Police say the practice is against the law, highly dangerous and wastes the time of officers.
