Footage shows the moment police hostage negotiators in Connecticut  arrested a woman who illegally entered a stranger’s $5.5million home last week – before inexplicably climbing three stories onto the roof.

Authorities in Stamford reportedly responded to the disturbance call at Saddle Rock Road at around 1pm on July 12, only to find the unknown woman on the roof relentlessly arguing with the also unnamed homeowner.

In comments to first responders – which included medical personnel – the person  described to police how the woman nonchalantly walked into his house and began screaming at him, before fleeing upstairs and scaling the residence.   

After arriving, officers were seen trying to coax the distraught woman down to a nearby balcony and safety –  with little success.

A drone video released by the police department shows the five-hour saga and full, and shows how officers stealthily snuck up behind the woman while climbing the home themselves, leaving her surrounded. Still unidentified, she is now in custody.

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Listings show the 12-room home – set in Samford just a few feet from the Atlantic – was on the market in 2021 for $5.5million. Built in the Mediterranean style, it once belonged to Faye Dunaway

‘On July 12th, at approximately 1:00pm officers of the Stamford PD’s Patrol division responded to a home on Saddle Rock Road in Stamford on a disturbance call’ Captain Chris Baker recalled in a statement over the weekend of the five-hour ordeal.

‘Due to the height of the roof and where the female was positioned, the situation was extremely perilous,’ the officer added.

‘Officers on scene requested support from the Police Department’s Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT), the SPD Behavioral Health Unit (BHU), the Stamford Fire Department (SFD), and the Stamford Emergency Medical Service (SEMS).’

Those efforts, Baker said, ‘lasted approximately 5 hours and 40 minutes’ – during which the woman, whose identity was not released, continued to defy police’s repeated pleas. 

As this was occurring, members of the Stamford Fire Department provided police officers with a ladder, as well as safety equipment and technical advice. 

After hours of speaking to her on an extremely hot roof, Baker described how members of the BHU and HNT were finally able to make headway with their efforts – recapping the impromptu operation shown in the now viral video.

‘At approximately 6:40 pm, SPD Officers, with the assistance of SFD Firefighters, were able to coral the female and take her into custody while on the roof,’ said Baker, adding that  officers deployed the drone (footage available) in order to assess the condition that was unfolding and to provide situational awareness to negotiators. 

‘This incident was brought to a successful injury-free conclusion due to the collaborative effort, professionalism, and de-escalation skills displayed by members of the police department, fire department, and SEMS.  

‘All first responders involved are credited with the safe conclusion to this incident.’

In the drone footage, one officer, seen not wearing a harness, tries to offer the woman a water bottle, after what’s been presumably hours on a sunsoaked, Mediterranean-style roof in plus 80-degree heat.

In the drone footage, one officer, seen not wearing a harness, tries to offer the woman a water bottle, after what’s been presumably hours on a sunsoaked, Mediterranean-style roof in plus 80-degree heat

As he and the woman acknowledge each other, a female officer, unseen from the woman’s vantage, is seen crouching behind one of the home’s chimneys while locked into a harness

Meanwhile, two other officers are seen being secretly pulled up into the air by a Stamford Fire Department crane to the top of the home

As the officers reach the top of the roof, they quickly moved in on the woman from behind, before all four made the arrest

After being taken into custody, the woman – still unidentified – was transported to Stamford Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation

Officers would not say whether the woman – whose likeness was obscured in the footage to conceal her identity – would face charges. None were announced as of Monday

In the meantime, the investigation – which has attracted the attention of the city’s mayor – is still ongoing

As he and the woman acknowledge each other, a female officer, unseen from the woman’s vantage, is seen crouching behind one of the home’s chimneys while locked into a harness.

Meanwhile, two other officers are seen being secretly pulled up into the air by a Stamford Fire Department crane to the top of the home.

As the officers reach the top of the roof, they quickly moved in on the woman from behind, before all four made the arrest.

As for the woman, after being taken into custody, police said she was transported to Stamford Hospital for psychiatrics evaluation.  

In the meantime, the investigation – which has attracted the attention of the city’s mayor – is still ongoing. 

Officers would not say whether the woman – whose likeness was obscured in the footage to conceal her identity – would face charges. None were announced as of Monday.

Mayor Caroline Simmons thanked officials with the Stamford Police Department, Fire Department, and EMS for their efforts Friday, saying in a statement:  ‘Thanks to their efforts, a life was saved.

The incident took place on Saddle Rock Road, a street in an affluent area of seaside Stamford

The home is set just a stone’s throw from a stetch of beach that juts out on the Atlantic Ocean

‘This incident underscores the incredible commitment and professionalism of all our first responders.’

Listings show the 12-room home – set just a few feet from shoreline that juts out onto the Atlantic – was on the market in 2021 for $5.5million, and previously belonged to actress Faye Dunaway.

Built in the Mediterranean style, its first floor is 18 feet above sea level – higher than compliance standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

‘It’s as beautiful as it is a masterpiece of engineering,’ Listing Agent Joelle Bentley said of the 4,630-square-foot property.