Police called to Woollahra following reports of ‘unauthorised vehicle’ parked in driveway, with 39-year-old then crashing through gates, police allege

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A man has been arrested after a police officer was injured when a car ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.

Officers had tried to speak to the driver of the white SUV when it was parked in the driveway of the consulate in the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday morning.