The St. Joseph Police Department had to convince a man to come down from a rooftop Thursday.

According to Capt. Jeff Wilson officer responded around 11:30 a.m. to a call of a man on the roof of Garfield Lumber at 11th and Garfield.  When police arrived they found him on top of the gas station roof.

“The buildings are all but connected,” Wilson said.

The St. Joseph Fire Department was called in to assist with a ladder and after about 30 minutes the 39-year-old man was convinced to come down.

Wilson said the man was taken in for a medical evaluation.