A man who asked police to find his missing car was later charged with drink-driving.
Senior Sergeant Bruce Ross said an "intoxicated" man visited the Dunedin Police Station at 7.30am yesterday, saying his car was missing from where he had parked it the previous night.
"He said someone had pinched his car and he wanted to make a complaint."
The man, who was in his early 20s, said he had been out drinking all night and maintained he was not intending to drive home.
Struggling to provide details about his car registration or about where and what time he had parked the car, the man was told to go home and sober up before lodging his complaint.
Thirty minutes later, police were called to a Wakari address following a complaint from a young woman that the same man was outside her front door annoying her.
Snr Sgt Ross said it appeared the man had found his missing car and driven it to the property.
The man was processed for drink-driving after recording twice the legal limit, and would appear in the Dunedin District Court this month.
"He gets the dumb prize of the week."
