Police get man to safety after climbing crane in downtown Seattle
Mar 25, 2022, 6:19 PM | Updated: 7:20 pm
A man climbed a crane in downtown Seattle, on Friday afternoon. Seattle police got him to safety after nearly an hour of negotiations. AM 770 KTTH’s Jason Rantz detailed the scene live on his Twitter feed .
The man is throwing objects from the crane. He鈥檚 a little over halfway up it.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
By my count, there are roughly 20 officers on scene. Unfortunately, this means they鈥檙e short staffed elsewhere.
He鈥檚 been up there for over one hour. Negotiators are on scene.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
After a brief discussion, officers are moving somewhat out of sight to perhaps diffuse some of the man鈥檚 agitation?
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He鈥檚 standing now. More yelling.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Are they going up?
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He鈥檚 getting reckless. He鈥檚 climbing down one level but purposefully shaking the ladder.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Three are going up. Can鈥檛 tell who is an officer versus firefighter. The man got agitated and they stopped.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
This is obviously dangerous work. They鈥檙e being methodical as they ascend.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
I believe there are three cops on the roof to the construction site talking to him. He is yelling to leave him alone.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Good news: looks like he鈥檚 coming down.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He stopped. It appears like he鈥檚 negotiating for a cigarette and now he鈥檚 going back up.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He鈥檚 asking people to wave at him. And he鈥檚 coming back down again. But then stops and throws things again.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Witness tells me the man was originally nude so the police got him clothes. People here are cheering on him to come down.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Negotiator requested the crowd not engage or he鈥檒l turn his attention to them, instead of towards the cops.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He took off his shirt. He鈥檚 still screaming to leave him alone but he came down to the third story, which is huge progress.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He鈥檚 coming back down.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
He鈥檚 down and in the gurney.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
Amazing and patient job by officers, especially those who volunteered to climb up. It was dangerous, but they did it anyway.
The man was just put in the ambulance.
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)
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