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One of Britain's most senior and controversial police officers broke into his own headquarters to test its security, his force said.
Richard Brunstrom, head of North Wales Police, scaled scaffolding outside the Colwyn Bay building because he wanted to see how secure it was during a multi-million-pound facelift.
North Wales Police Authority said the chief constable's latest stunt had their backing but we ... would not advise anybody else to do the same thing".
