Man jumps off building near Santa Monica College

Jose Luis Balderas / The Corsair

Santa Monica Police and Fire department attend to an unidentified man who jumped from a 1-story building Thursday at the 2100 block of West Pico Blvd in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Janae' Franklin, Staff Writer
May 10, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories

An unidentified man is recovering at the UCLA Medical Center after jumping from the rooftop of a building near Santa Monica College.

Santa Monica Police Department responded to a call of a man throwing bricks off of a building in the 2000 block of West Pico Boulevard Thursday morning.

The suspect reportedly struck a vehicle with a brick before jumping from the roof of the 1-story building onto the sidewalk below where he was later caught by police.

Police say they are unsure what caused the man’s behavior but added that he was in possession of narcotics at the time of arrest. He is currently recovering at the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood and will be charged.

This story is developing.