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Man arrested after alleged radio break-in

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BIRMINGHAM, England, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Police in Birmingham, England, said a man was arrested after he allegedly broke into a radio station and broadcast obscenities.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said the man was arrested at about 5 a.m. Monday after he allegedly broke into the Galaxy 102.2 studios and sent obscenities out over the airwaves, The Sun reported.

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"In the early hours of this morning ... there was an incident at the radio studios of Galaxy 102.2 in

Birmingham," the spokesman said. "A man forced his way into the station but was arrested by the police at the scene."

The spokesman did not say how the suspect managed to get on the air at the station.

A spokesman for independent British communications regulator Ofcom said no complaints had been filed Monday regarding the incident.

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