A shirtless man scaled a tower that stands over 300 feet at Knott’s Berry Farm on Saturday night, drawing police and emergency responders to the Orange County amusement park. Staff at Knott’s Berry Farm first noticed a man had reached an “unauthorized area” at the park and had started to climb the Supreme Scream tower about 7:23 p.m., according to a statement from Diana Bahena, a spokeswoman for the park. The Buena Park Police Department said it was called about 7:30 p.m. and began coaxing the man to come down from the tower. Earlier this month, two teenage boys were injured in a shooting outside Knott’s Berry Farm. On July 9, Buena Park Police Sgt.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 18, 2021 04:41 UTC