Carr Street closed as emergency services attend ongoing incident

The details: Suffolk Constabulary, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, and the ambulance service are all in attendance following reports of a person on top of a building on Carr Street in Ipswich town centre.

• Police were called at 02:20 on Tuesday, 18 August, to reports that a man was on the roof of a shop in Carr Street.
• A witness reported to this publication that a middle-aged man is understood to have broken into the Maestro butchers, but police haven't yet confirmed this.
• There remains a huge emergency services presence at the scene with at least five police cars, four ambulances and two fire engines.
• The incident is ongoing, and a cordon around the store has been established.
• Carr Street remains closed, and members of the public are being advised to avoid the immediate area.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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