POLICE said they were becoming ‘increasingly exasperated’ after launching a second hunt in a week for a man banned from every roof in Hyndburn.

Officers were last week involved in a 35-hour rooftop stand off with Adam Paul Corbett, 22, in Great Harwood.

Now police have revealed that Corbett had gone back on the roof of his home for 12 hours overnight on Monday to Tuesday.

During each incident, police have decided not to keep a constant presence at the scene as it drained resources from other areas. But Corbett came down from the rooftops when police were away, and went missing on both occasions, officers said.

The situation has led to calls from Hyndburn MP Graham Jones for a solution to be found for the 'difficult' situation.

Back in April, Corbett was banned from every rooftop in Hyndburn under the terms of an interim ASBO.

This was imposed after police said that whenever they visited his house, Corbett would climb out of a first floor window and onto his roof in Clayton Street.

They said the police response, which has included the force helicopter, was leaving the force with huge bills.

Following Monday’s stand-off, three men, a 18-year-old, 17-year-old and 24-year-old, were arrested on suspicion of public order offences, including allegations of urinating from the rooftop and damaging roof tiles on neighbouring properties.

But Corbett remains wanted.

Police said they were becoming increasingly exasperated by the situation, and were determined to find a lasting solution. Inspector Dave Mangan said Corbett’s actions were ‘resource and time-intensive’ for police to manage.

“This ASBO makes it a breach of his conditions to go on any rooftop in Hyndburn. Orders like this do take time to settle down and we are hoping that this will curb his offending behaviour.”

Hyndburn MP Graham Jones said: “It is dangerous for anyone to go on a roof, both for themselves and anyone around them, so this situation has to be brought to an end.”