A QUIET Renfrewshire street was brought to a standstill as armed police and specialist negotiator raced to a siege situation at a block of flats.
A 31-year-old, armed with a weapon, barricaded himself inside a flat on Springbank Road, Paisley, before cops arrived at 11.15pm on Monday evening.
The man was allegedly demanding Brendan Rodgers return to Celtic and for police to give him a 'bag of cans'.
The demands were said to be: "I want a bag of cans, I want Brendan Rodgers back, I want a job."
He is also alleged to have said: "What do you want to do? Somebody come and talk to me.
"F**k up maw, go hame."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "At 11.15pm on Monday, March 18, officers received reports of a male causing a disturbance on Springbank Road, Paisley.
"Armed police and a negotiator were dispatched to the scene.
"At 00.05 a 31-year-old man was detained and taken for hospital assessment.
"No one was injured. The 31-year-old was then arrested and charged.
"A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal."
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