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Man charged after police station doors smashed

News imageAlice Cunningham/BBC A building entrance where the front doors have been smashed. A blue and white police cordon has been placed in front of the entrance. Alice Cunningham/BBC
One of the double doors at the station on Princes Street was smashed in the early hours of the morning

A police station has been closed and a man charged after its glass front entrance was smashed in the early hours of the morning.

Suffolk Police said a 36-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of criminal damage at about 02:05 BST after the alleged attack at its station on Princes Street in Ipswich.

He was taken to Martlesham Police Investigation Centre for questioning and later charged. He is due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on 19 October.

The force said the doors had since been repaired and the station would reopen at 09:00 on Saturday.

News imageAlice Cunningham/BBC A police station near a road. It is a white building with the words Ipswich Police Station on the side. In front of the building is a road where a woman is waiting to cross. Alice Cunningham/BBC
Ipswich's main police station moved next to the central fire station in recent years

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