A drunk woman who found herself trapped in a Hamilton school this morning told police she was taking a shortcut through the grounds because she needed to get home before her court-ordered curfew - which began almost eight hours earlier.
Police were called to the suburb of Enderley about 2.20am after a woman reported someone trying the locked back door of her home, Sergeant Phil Ruddell said.
They then received reports of someone smashing glass at the school next door.
"Officers arrived to find a woman who had somehow managed to gain entry into the school but was then unable to get out due to the effective fencing," Ruddell said.
"The 35-year-old woman appeared to have been drinking for some time and said she was in the school grounds trying to take a shortcut to get home because she was on home detention.
"She was somewhat confused when officers pointed out her curfew began at 7pm and it was now 2.40am."
The woman was taken to the Hamilton central police station to detoxify and would be interviewed later this morning.
