A man who snapped a car park barrier at the police station in St Albans has been caught on CCTV film.

Hertfordshire Constabulary has released a short clip of the moment the incident happened. 

At around 10.45pm on Friday, December 4, a man approached the car park barrier to the police station at the back of the Civic Centre between Charter Close and Civic Close.

The man attempted to push past the barrier a number of times before it snapped away from the mounting.

Hertfordshire Constabulary has also released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to as part of the investigations.

To contact Hertfordshire Constabulary dial 101.