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THE ramming of an Adelaide police station with a car shows how vulnerable they can be to attack and the need for an urgent upgrade of security, the Police Association says.

A man drove a silver Toyota Corolla through the automatic front glass doors of the Sturt Police Station about 2am on Wednesday, causing widespread damage to the entry.

The man, 35, of Morphettville, was grabbed by police officers who were inside the station.

The officers, who were not injured, held the man until he was examined by paramedics and he was detained under the Mental Health Act.

He was then taken to the Flinders Medical Centre, where he was psychiatrically assessed.

Police Association president Mark Carroll said members were concerned by the incident.

“In 2016, no person should be able to drive a car through the front doors of a police station,” he said.

“This incident highlights the gaps in security arrangements of some police stations in SA.

“We are aware that SAPOL is currently conducting a review of security in its police stations. SAPOL needs to address this as a matter of urgency.”

Mr Carroll said station security was paramount given the threats police officers today faced.

“Last October, key police union representatives from around the country stood shoulder-to-shoulder at the Police Association of SA and called for a hardening of police-station security around the nation,” he said.

“This included calls for the application of smarter and more secure designs for stations.

“This has happened on the eastern seaboard in the wake of the murder of police employee Curtis Cheng outside of NSW Police headquarters last year. But some police stations with less sophisticated security are easier targets.”

The glass doors were destroyed in the incident but there was no structural damage to the police station.

A police operations vehicle was parked outside the station on Wednesday to take inquiries but normal business and services have now resumed.