Man spent over 24 hours on Dallas Crane before being taken into custody

More than 24 hours later, a man who climbed atop a construction crane on Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas was let down and taken into police custody early Tuesday morning. The man’s name has not yet been released.

Police first received a call about the man on Monday morning. Dallas Police, SWAT personnel and the Dallas Fire and Rescue (DFR) responded to the scene and closed several streets in the area, FOX reported. They spent all day, night and part of Tuesday morning negotiating with the man, trying to get him to come down. During the negotiations, three blocks of Singleton Boulevard were closed.

According to NBCDFW, the man was taken into custody until 9:30 am Tuesday. He had to be strapped into his seat belt and lowered to the ground as it was raining over the area this morning. During the hours of negotiations, a man walked on a crane jib that hung over Singleton Boulevard. The publication reported that the crane operator first called police on Monday morning when he arrived at work around 7 a.m. and found the man. The crane operator called the police when the man refused to leave.

DFR officials told WFAA that the man became more cooperative with police overnight “as circumstances began to take a toll on him.” SWAT officers planned to shoot down the man, but the DFR took over the rescue because he became more accommodating and his condition “began to deteriorate,” according to the WFAA. The publication reported that police at first thought the man was in distress.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital for examination, but his motives are still unknown and it is not known if he will be charged. A DPD spokesman said that when asked about the man’s condition and charges against him. Observer, “It’s still being decided [and] investigated.

Content Source

Dallas Press News – Latest News:
Dallas Local News || Fort Worth Local News | Texas State News || Crime and Safety News || National news || Business News || Health News

texasstandard.news contributed to this report.

Related Articles

Back to top button