Police subdued a 23-year-old man with tasers after he entered the Tuggeranong Police Station armed with a sledgehammer and began using the handle to strike the barrier on the front desk on Friday afternoon.

Police allege he then used the hammer to knock items to the floor while other members of the public were in the station.

Officers entered the foyer and used their tasers to subdue the man before he was arrested.

He has been charged with damaging Commonwealth property, possessing an offensive weapon, and affray.