Two teenagers were arrested early Friday morning for climbing a 30-metre-high construction crane near Lonsdale Avenue – next door to the police station.
This recent mischief marks the fourth crane-climbing incident this summer in North Vancouver, the second for the Onni site at Lonsdale and 13th Street.
At 12:30 a.m. Friday, police officers were alerted to some commotion coming from the construction site and walked next door to find two 18-year-old males perched on the swing bar at the very top of the crane.
The daredevils were escorted down the crane with the assistance of North Vancouver City firefighters, arrested by police and later charged with mischief and break and enter.
North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Richard De Jong said it doesn’t appear the two men, both from North Vancouver, were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Social media can play a part in these crimes as there may be “peer pressure to almost outdo or provide a picture of your risky behaviour,” added De Jong.
