A police vehicle has been ripped open by a four-wheel drive that ploughed through a garage roller door and landed on top of the unoccupied car at a Melbourne station.
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A man is in custody after the crash at Reservoir Police Station about 10.50am on Thursday.
The station was evacuated and no one was seriously injured, but a person was taken away on a stretcher.
Police Minister Lisa Neville condemned the use of violence against police.
"Using a vehicle as a weapon against a police officer in any form has serious consequences and it's unacceptable in our community. When people do that, it reflects on all of us, it puts us all at risk.
"We need to respect our police officers and if we need to do it through laws, through sentencing, we'll continue to do that."
Images from the scene shows a 4WD on top of a police car, wedged between it and a wall of the damaged building.
Ambulance Victoria confirmed paramedics were called to the crash and only one person was believed to require treatment.
The police car's bonnet was flipped open and the front of the car crushed under the silver dual-cab.
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said they expected crews to remain at the scene for some time until the area is deemed safe.
Edwardes Street, closed after the incident, was reopened on Thursday afternoon.
Australian Associated Press
