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Kidnapping suspect arrested after hours-long rooftop standoff, chase

Kidnapping suspect arrested after hours-long rooftop standoff, chase
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA/CNN) - Police in California arrested a man after an hours-long rooftop standoff early Friday morning.

The incident began with a dangerous high-speed chase in Los Angeles Thursday night.

The unidentified 30-year-old was accused of violently dragging his girlfriend in the street earlier in the day.

Reports also indicated he may be a kidnapping suspect.

The man fled from officers on foot after crashing his vehicle into a pole.

He ended up in a residential neighborhood on top of a roof.

At one point, police tossed a hose to him.

He drank some water and then tied the hose around his neck.

He then unwrapped the hose and continued pacing back and forth, sometimes taking a break to sit on the roof.

SWAT team officials were on the scene.

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