Portsmouth man admits orgy of damage in Five hour Stand off with Police A man...

Published: 5:27 pm October 31, 2016
Updated: 4:48 am October 8, 2025
Portsmouth Man Admits Orgy Of Damage In Five Hour Stand Off With Police

Portsmouth man admits orgy of damage in Five hour Stand off with Police

A man who held Police to ransom and threw roof tiles at groups of officers over the weekend has admitted the charges after appearing before court in Portsmouth this morning. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000D.oJ7WgYlHk” g_name=”Man-Admits-Damaged-Stand-Off” width=”800″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] Ben McCreadie, of New Road, Portsmouth, hurled roof tiles from the top of a row of terraced houses in Widley Road Stamshaw early on Sunday morning. Extensive damage was caused to vehicles and residents’ roofs in the road. After a five-hour stand-off with Police he agreed to come down. He was helped down by Police and firefighters using a ladder and an aerial ladder platform. McCreadie 26, has been bailed and is due to be sentenced later in the month. https:///www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELixkRZnCGk

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