One person has been charged as an investigation continues into a threatening email directed at two Auckland schools.
Enquiries by Counties Manukau Police into the origin of the email led investigators to a M¨¡ngere East address.?
Acting Counties Manukau District Commander Inspector Alison Brand says Police executed a search warrant this morning where a man and woman were taken into custody without incident.
¡°Investigation staff have been speaking with both of these individuals throughout the day.¡±
Police have now charged a 20-year-old man with a firearms offence.
This relates to a firearm located at a different property.
He is expected in the Manukau District Court tomorrow, charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.
Inspector Brand says there are further charges likely to be laid as a result of this morning¡¯s search warrant.
¡°This is still very much an active investigation and we are limited in further comment at this stage.¡±
Police worked quickly to deploy on Wednesday morning and provide reassurance to both Waiuku College and Rutherford College.
¡°I acknowledge the impact these events have on parents and the wider school community,¡± Inspector Brand says.
¡°Any threatening message directed towards our educational institutions is taken seriously and Police have worked diligently to get to the source of this email.¡±
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