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January 26, 2006

Police talk down man from Providence Biltmore's roof

PROVIDENCE - A man who threatened to jump from the roof of the Providence Biltmore hotel was talked down by police and taken into custody this morning.

The unidentified man intermittently drew the attention of pedestrians and motorists around 10:30 in front of the 18-floor hotel, a downtown landmark.

Groups of people stopped briefly on the sidewalks in front of and on the side of the Biltmore to look up at the man, who paced around a corner of the roof and periodically looked over the edge of the building.

Police officials could not confirm what charge the man might face.

-- Journal staff writer Karen Davis

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