An aerial view of the gutted Mitchells Tavern shortly after the fire. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to the Caversham premises at 9am Saturday after members of the public saw a 37-year-old man jump over the pub’s fence and climb on to the roof.
The man allegedly entered the closed pub through the roof and was found inside when police arrived.
He was arrested and charged with burglary.
Mitchells Tavern closed in June due to an electrical fire that started in the kitchen and tore through the entire building.
The man appeared in the Dunedin District Court today charged with burglary and an unrelated charge of assault with intent to injure.
