Police were forced to cordon off their own station in a north-east town yesterday after an injured man turned up on their doorstep.
An officer kept watch over the station on Fraserburgh’s Finlayson Street throughout the day amid a probe into a serious assault.
The area was sealed off in the early hours of the morning after an injured man presented himself to police at the station.
Police said last night that a 39-year-old male and a 45-year-old female had been charged in connection with a serious assault in the Charlotte Street area of the town.
The man was taken to hospital for treatment, where he remained last night. The extent of his injuries were not known.
Last night, a spokeswoman for the force said inquiries into what had happened were under way.
She said: “There was an assault last night.
“The victim attended at the police office and that is why it has been taped off.
“He presented himself at about 12.45am. It is a serious assault and the injured party is still in hospital.
“Two people are in custody in connection with the incident, and inquiries are continuing.”
The front office at the station had closed at midnight.
The injured man rang the bell and officers working upstairs came out to meet him, before calling an ambulance.
Local councillor Brian Topping said he was “disgusted” to hear about the incident.
“You can help but be totally disgusted when you hear that someone has ended up in hospital,” he said.
“It’s quite distressing and upsetting for people to think that this could happen to them.
“Although at this point we don’t know exactly what has happened, I hope that people who witnessed it can come forward with information for the police so that they can bring those responsible to justice.
“It is hard lines that people cannot go out and enjoy themselves without something like this happening.”
The incident at the station happened just days after more than 30 officers descended on the port for a “day of action” across the town.
As part of Operation Aspen, officers urged the community to “take back their town” from crime groups from the north-west of England who are supplying drugs in Buchan.
Sixteen homes were raided, more than £1,000 in cash was recovered, and 10 people were brought to the station to be charged.
The modern station replaced the port’s 100-year-old property on Kirk Brae about 20 years ago.
The B-listed building, yards from town centre businesses, today sits empty.
But a £5million regeneration scheme could return it to use.