Two burglars face charges after failing to flee from Police with their lights off in ?rewa.
The pair had been travelling north after earlier allegedly committing a burglary at a Birkenhead store on the North Shore.
Just after 4am, a Police unit observed a suspicious vehicle on Hibiscus Coast Highway.
¡°On seeing the patrol vehicle, the car¡¯s headlights were quickly turned off,¡± Inspector Mike Rickards, relieving °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ North Area Commander says.
¡°Ironically, this attracted our staff¡¯s attention even further and the vehicle was signalled to stop.¡±
The vehicle fled but was not pursued.
Inspector Rickards says traffic cameras were used to track the vehicle into the P¨±hoi area.
¡°Eagle had already deployed into the area, and with spikes successfully deployed on Fowler Access Road there was nowhere to go for the pair.¡±
After the vehicle came to a stop, both men ran into nearby bushland.
¡°Eagle directed our staff on the ground to the two men¡¯s location and they were both arrested,¡± Inspector Rickards says.
Inside the vehicle was a range of new equipment which was suspected to be stolen.
North Shore Police have since confirmed a burglary had taken place in Birkenhead roughly half an hour prior to the vehicle being seen in ?rewa.
¡°A retail store on Mokoia Road was burgled at around 3.30am and was in the process of being reported when our staff were dealing with this pair.
¡°The Tactical Crime Unit has now charged them with burglary and are in the fortunate position of being able to return the stolen property.¡±
Those arrested are two men, aged 35 and 40, who will appear in the North Shore District Court.
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Jarred Williamson/°µÍø½ûÇø