Buffalo, New York, became the setting for one of the internet’s more unusual and relaxed standoffs after a man decided to spend his afternoon sitting on top of a residential roof. Emergency crews arrived in force, but he showed no interest in coming down.
ALERT: Man who won’t get off the roof is bribed by police with what appears to be Twisted Teas.The Buffalo Police Department in New York responded to a call about a man hanging on the roof of a home.It appears that the man would only come down if he could drink his Twisted… pic.twitter.com/SIL9wHAgsC
— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) September 3, 2026
The video shows a Buffalo Fire Department truck and a police car parked on the street below, with yellow caution tape set up around the area. Meanwhile, a long-haired man wearing a black tank top, dark pants, and red shoes sits near the peak of a gray-shingled roof.
Throughout the video, he repeatedly drinks from cans that appear to be Twisted Tea, an alcoholic iced tea beverage. He takes deep gulps before tossing or setting aside each empty can. Someone can also be seen watching from a dormer window on the house below him…