A wanted Dunedin man made the job of law enforcement considerably easier by riding his bike directly into the police station\u2019s restricted alleyway<\/p>\n
The man, who was on bail for a raft of charges, failed to report to police as required for his bail conditions on Monday, Constable Eli Stafford-Rogers, of Dunedin, said.<\/p>\n
However, at 5pm yesterday, the man took a shortcut from the Bus Hub to Cumberland St by riding his push bike down the Central Dunedin Police Station\u2019s restricted alleyway.<\/p>\n
He was spotted and subsequently arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man was searched and police found he was carrying a knife on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Further inquiries revealed he was allegedly the perpetrator of a string of shoplifting offences from around the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had also been the subject of a handful of wilful trespass offences.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was subsequently charged with those offences along with possession of a knife in a public place, Const Stafford-Rogers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“While police appreciate members of the public making themselves available to be spoken with using a restricted police access way as a shortcut remains an unconventional way of doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n