A controlled explosion was carried out on a 'suspicious' car on the street outside the station... only for police to realise that officers had placed the car there in the first place.
Police have apologised to the owner of the vehicle.
Cumbria Police say a road has re-opened after a controlled explosion was carried out in Workington.
It followed what the police described as a suspicious incident involving a vehicle outside Workington Police Station.
The A596 road was closed for around an hour while bomb disposal experts carried out the explosion. The police say there was no danger to the public.
The sister of the man, whose car has been damaged by a controlled explosion by Cumbria Police, says they apologised to him in person today.
The 'suspicious' vehicle, on which a controlled explosion was carried out, had actually been parked there by the police.
A controlled explosion was carried out on a 'suspicious' car outside the police station.