Oamaru police did not have to travel far to arrest a 22-year-old Oamaru man for assault on Monday.
In fact, they did not even have to leave the police station.
The unusual incident unfolded about 1pm when a man, also from Oamaru, walked into the station in Severn St in an effort to escape another man that was pursuing him over what was believed to be an unpaid debt.
The offender followed the victim into the station's foyer before he confronted him and allegedly punched him once in the face.
The man was promptly subdued, then arrested and charged with one count of assault.
