A man who allegedly smashed windows and climbed on to a street awning brought part of a central Dunedin street to a standstill yesterday. Police were called to Highland House, in lower Stuart St, about 10.50am to "locate a person of interest" who subsequently tried to evade officers. He apparently smashed multiple windows on the first floor, and also appeared to have smashed a glass door inside the building, before climbing on to the awning. Dozens of people watched from nearby footpaths while several police officers, who had cordoned off the street between Cumberland St and Moray Pl, talked to the man from the road. Police rushed to lower Stuart St yesterday morning after a man allegedly smashed windows and climbed on to a street awning.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 29, 2020 15:33 UTC