San Bernardino City - Jumper - 1-16-13

(SB Sun) A man perched near the top of the 11-story courthouse building under construction in San Bernardino was safely talked down by police on Sunday evening, Jan. 6. The man climbed onto the building in the 350 block of N. Arrowhead Avenue sometime after 12:30 p.m. and spent almost six hours atop it while onlookers gathered below. The man, who was in his late 20s, was talked down to safety by officers about 6 p.m., San Bernardino police Sgt. Frank MacOmber said by phone. The man’s name and city of residence were not released. He was not arrested, MacOmber said. The man was not injured. It was not immediately known why he climbed up the building, MacOmber said.

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A good Samaritan was trying to talk the person down.