Police have taken a man into custody following a fleeing driver incident across T¨¡maki Makaurau in the early hours of this morning.
Auckland City West Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Wayne Kitcher, says a stolen car was seen travelling through Royal Oak just after 2am.
¡°The vehicle was signalled to stop, but the driver took off at speed on Pah Road.
¡°It wasn¡¯t pursued and the unit initially lost sight of the vehicle, before it was sighted by another unit on Balmoral Road.¡±
The vehicle continued to travel west into the Kume¨± area, where spikes were successfully deployed.
Inspector Kitcher says Police located the vehicle in Waimauku.
¡°Its front right wheel was by now destroyed, and it came to a stop. Police took the sole occupant into custody without further incident.¡±
A 44-year-old man is scheduled to appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with failing to remain stopped for an enforcement officer, failing to stop when signalled and dangerous driving.
¡°This was great work from Police staff from different areas of Auckland to bring this incident to a safe conclusion,¡± Inspector Kitcher says.
¡°We won¡¯t tolerate this type of behaviour and we will continue to hold people to account.¡±
ENDS.
Tony Wright/51½ÖÉä