A man who allegedly stole a vehicle at knife-point, drove dangerously through northern Auckland and rammed a police car has been found hiding up a tree.
Just after 5.30pm, police observed a vehicle at a service station in Red Beach, which had earlier been taken at knife-point in Henderson.?
Acting Detective Inspector Simon Harrison, °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ CIB, says police signalled for the vehicle to stop, however it drove off at speed.
¡°The Police Eagle helicopter was able to track the vehicle as it drove at high speed and in a dangerous manner around the °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ North area.
¡°The vehicle was then observed in Warkworth at about 7pm where it allegedly rammed a patrol car parked on Radiata Road.
¡°Thankfully no one was injured, however these types of situations are extremely concerning for our staff.¡±
Acting Detective Inspector Harrison says the driver then allegedly fled on foot into nearby bush and was unable to be located.
However, Police received a call from members of the public just after 11.30pm after seeing a person walking through a rural property on Hodgart Road.
¡°At about 2.15am Eagle located the male loitering around the address, where he ran into a nearby bush area and up a tree.
¡°The male was aggressive towards staff and OC spray was used as he continued to resist arrest.
¡°The man suffered a minor dog bite and was transported to hospital for treatment.
¡°This person¡¯s alleged actions were totally unacceptable, and it¡¯s a credit to the hard work of all Police staff involved that the incident ended safely for all involved.¡±
A 35-year-old man will appear in Wait¨¡kere District Court today charged with aggravated robbery, failing to stop, dangerous driving, aggravated assault, two count of assaults with a weapon and resisting Police.
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