The man was found in a garage in Queen St. Photo: Google MapsA knife-carrying man allegedly tried to break into a north Dunedin flat in the middle of the night to wake up a woman he had briefly met. Residents of the Queen St property were startled at about 2.20am yesterday to see a 23-year-old man trying to open once of their windows, Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said. He failed in trying to open the window, and fell asleep below the window. When he woke a short time later, he left a knife he was carrying lying below the window and broke into the flat’s garage. Police arrested the man and he was charged with being unlawfully in a building and possession of a knife in a public place.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 25, 2026 23:12 UTC