Seven cars damaged in station ram-raid

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A man with mental issues has been arrested after a ram-raid on Timaru police station left seven cars and a gate damaged at the weekend.

A Mitsubishi Lancer was driven through a security gate into the station's smashing into four cars before continuing into a courtyard and hitting three others, two of them police vehicles.

Acting Sergeant Marcus Dominey told the Timaru Herald the newspaper the incident was a shock, but nobody was hurt.

A 42-year-old Timaru man had been arrested and faced charges of criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon, a crowbar.

"He does have some mental problems and due to his mental issues that's why he's done it..."

- NZPA