A Dunedin man found screaming in the street with bloodied feet and scratches on his body told police he had consumed 24 alcoholic drinks and taken \u2018\u2018unknown illegal drugs\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
Officers found 34-year-old man near the bottom of High St at 6.24am yesterday, where he was throwing road cones into the road, Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said.<\/p>\n
He had also been frightening morning commuters by waving around an extendable barrier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It appeared the man was under the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol and his bare feet were covered in blood.<\/p>\n
He also had scratches covering his body, Sgt Lee said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The man told officers he had drunk about 24 alcoholic beverages and taken \u2018\u2018unknown illegal drugs\u2019\u2019 throughout the previous evening.<\/p>\n
He then told police he was having chest pains.<\/p>\n
Officers transported the bloodied man to Dunedin Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
Later at 12.05pm, a 23-year-old man was chased out of a cafe in Lower Stuart St after he swiped their tip jar off the counter, Sgt Lee said.<\/p>\n
A staff member attempted to chase him down, but the man managed to evade them.<\/p>\n
No more than five minutes later, police received a second call about the man.<\/p>\n
A member of the public had watched as he climbed up a Dowling St building\u2019s drain pipe, smashed a window, and entered.<\/p>\n
Police arrived and surrounded the building, and with the help of a police dog unit tracked him inside the building.<\/p>\n
They discovered the man had cut himself while breaking in, Sgt Lee said.<\/p>\n
He was arrested, charged with burglary, being unlawfully in a building, theft, shoplifting, possession of methamphetamine utensils and unlawfully carrying and\/or possessing a restricted weapon.<\/p>\n
His bail was opposed and he would appear in Dunedin District Court at a later date.<\/p>\n