An early morning chase involving the Dunedin dog squad and road spikes ended after a man, who had been seen driving erratically, drove to the Central Police Station and handed himself in.
The risky driving display was first reported by the public at 1am yesterday, Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said.
The vehicle was spotted twice driving up the alleyway of the police station ‘‘in an attempt to bait police into a pursuit’’.
Instead, police employed road spikes to stop the vehicle, but the manoeuvre proved unsuccessful.
A short time later, the vehicle was seen approaching the station by police dog units.
In a surprise move, the driver drove on to the footpath at the entrance of the police station and ran.
A police dog handler and dog gave chase, but the man ran into the police station and handed himself in.
He was arrested on dangerous driving and other driving-related charges. His vehicle was impounded.
