A 30-hour suburban siege in Melbourne's east has ended with police using "non-lethal" shots to arrest the man.

Critical Incident Response police used "non-lethal tactics" to subdue the man after he began jumping onto the roofs of neighbouring houses at around 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon, Leading Senior Constable Paul Turner said.

The man, pictured, threw tiles off the roof during the 30-hour long siege. Credit:Chris Hopkins

Police denied earlier reports the man had been fired at up to ten times, saying the man had not been shot by a firearm.

The suburban street in Noble Park was cordoned off as police engaged in a tense stand off for nearly 30 hours with the knife-wielding man.