Riverdale, Perth: How two allegedly drunk men demanded 'Vodka and vapes' while preventing tradies starting work when they refused to come down off a building for eight hours

Two men ended up in an eight-hour standoff with police after they allegedly climbed onto the roof of a building and refused to come down. 

The shocking incident happened at a construction site on Rowe Avenue in Riverdale, near Perth after residents nearby noticed the men on the roof of the building around 1.15am on Thursday. 

West Australian police officers were called to the scene to try to get the pair off the roof safely after they refused to climb down. 

Instead of complying with instructions to come down, the men were heard yelling during the dramatic ordeal with officers before they laid down on the roof and took a nap. 

They woke up just before 9am and allegedly threw bags of concrete powder which shook the scaffolding, while one man reportedly urinated on the roof of the structure. 

As police tried to coax the pair down to the ground they began to negotiate with officers, demanding Vodka and vapes. 

The pair eventually came down around 9.30am and spoke to officers briefly before they quickly made their way back up to an upper part of the building. 

They came down again before allegedly trying to run away, but were arrested by police a short time later. 

A spokesperson from WA police told Daily Mail Australia that the men are now in custody along with a woman who was also located in the building. 

'Police attended the scene and located three people on the site,' the spokesperson said. 

'A female was located on the third floor and was escorted from the site.'

'Two males, both believed to be aged in their 20s, were located on the roof of the building and refused to come down.'

Asked if they'd had a long night by the West Australian, one of the men responded:  'F***ing oath we did.'  

'We drank four litres of Vodka.' 

Several tradies who arrived for work at the site were unable to start work after police told them to leave the area due to the chaotic situation that was unfolding. 

'It's a bit of a funny morning, a bit different, exciting,' tradie Christopher Tibbles told the newspaper.