NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) — Police arrested a 30-year-old man inside Trump Tower on Monday after getting a report of a disorderly person on an “elevated surface” inside the building.
The man was "acting erratically" and ran past security and up to the fifth floor, sources told 1010 WINS.
The NYPD responded at around 4:30 p.m. to the skyscraper where President Donald Trump keeps a penthouse. The tower also houses private condos, restaurants, shops, and a soaring public atrium that is open to tourists.
Journalists on the scene posted video of security officials evacuating people from the atrium and police officers later exiting the building. The officers were wearing helmets and safety harnesses of the kind used by emergency responders who specialize in rescuing people from high places.
The NYPD’s emergency service unit took the man into custody without further incident, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear what charges he might face and the incident remains under investigation, police said.
Trump Tower has been the scene, over the years, of protests, bomb scares and the occasional stunt. A person tried to scale the building in 2016 and got to the 21st floor before officers dragged him in.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.