A man has been arrested after causing a significant amount of damage to a research building in Adelaide this morning.
About 1am Sunday 5 January police were called to Australian Bragg Centre on North Terrace after an alarm activation. When police arrived at the scene they found the building flooded and fire sprinklers activated.
Officers searched the building locating a trespasser on level 7. The 31-year-old Ingle Farm man was placed under arrest, in his possession police allegedly located a knife.
The man has been taken to hospital for a medical assessment and is expected to be charged with serious criminal trespass and property damage.
It is unclear how the man gained access to the building at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or phone 1800 333 000 – you can remain anonymous.
