Three charged after climbing tower crane at Kitchener construction site

Construction cranes. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg

Three people are facing charges after climbing a tower crane at a construction site in Kitchener, police say.

According to Waterloo Regional Police, officers were called to a site on King Street East at about 3:10 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports that three individuals had climbed onto the top beam of a crane.

“Officers arrived within minutes and observed the individuals on the crane,” police said in a media release. “The males then entered the 32-storey building through an opening on an upper floor. After conducting a search of the high‑rise under construction, officers located the three males at approximately 4:40 p.m., hiding inside a portable toilet on the 22nd floor."

A 20-year-old from St. Catharines, a 20-year-old from Waterdown and a 16-year-old from Hamilton have each been charged with trespassing under the Trespass to Property Act.