An exit door at London Police Headquarters is boarded up after it was damaged by a man in an attempted break-in, July 26, 2018. Photo courtesy of London police.An exit door at London Police Headquarters is boarded up after it was damaged by a man in an attempted break-in, July 26, 2018. Photo courtesy of London police.
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Man Tasered Trying To Break Into Police Headquarters

If you're going to break into a building, it's probably best that it not be police headquarters.

London police say they tasered a man who was allegedly caught breaking into their headquarters on Dundas St.

The man was first seen breaking the front window of a store at 437 Adelaide St. and then hitting the door of a second building around the corner at 1am Thursday. Shortly after that, the man moved on to the police station at 601 Dundas St.

Using a bicycle chain, the man hit the glass exit door on the north side of the building until it shattered and then tried to get inside, according to police.

Officers used a taser on the man when he refused to drop the chain.

A 29-year-old Stratford man is charged with break and enter with intent, possession of a weapon, and two counts of mischief under $5,000. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

Damage is estimated at $3,000. The broken door at the police station has since been boarded up.

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