No injuries after man caught throwing concrete blocks off roof downtown

An Oshawa man is in custody after being caught throwing concrete blocks off the roof of a building near the GO terminal on Bond Street in downtown Oshawa.

On Friday, July 14, 2017, at approximately 11 p.m., Central East Division officers were called to the GO terminal for reports of a male seen on the roof of the three-storey structure throwing concrete blocks onto the sidewalk on Bond Street.

With the help of an Oshawa Fire Services ladder, officers climbed to the top and located a male sleeping in a ventilation shaft on the roof above the GO terminal. When the male awoke, he said he was going to jump and pushed past the officers. He was tackled on his way to the edge and apprehended under the Mental Health Act.

The 48-year-old Oshawa man was taken to hospital for an assessment.

No injuries were reported.