Police in T¨¡maki Makaurau have taken eight people into custody, following two fleeing driver incidents in the early hours of this morning.
The first incident occurred at around 2.14am, when a Police unit sighted a vehicle being driven dangerously and at high speed along Lincoln Road, in Henderson.
Inspector Kelly Farrant, the Area Prevention Manager for °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ West, says the vehicle failed to stop for Police.
¡°The vehicle continued to travel at high speed and given the nature of driving it was not pursued.
¡°It was later seen exiting the Northwestern Motorway, and the Police Eagle helicopter was able to monitor its travel through New Lynn.
¡°Eagle observed as it stopped outside an address on Tahi Terrace in Glen Eden as both occupants exited the vehicle and went inside the home,¡± she says.
Police staff on the ground approached the address, with a man and woman taken into custody.?
The 32-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and failing to stop, and the 27-year-old woman has been charged with breaching bail.
Police are opposing bail for both parties.
¡°This was great work from all Police staff involved. We hope these swift arrests are reassuring to our West Auckland locals and the wider community.¡±
At around the same time, another fleeing driver incident was taking place across the city in Mission Bay.
Auckland City East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Rachel Dolheguy, says a Police unit sighted two stolen vehicles being driven at speed at around 2.08am.
Both vehicles failed to stop.
¡°A decision was made not to pursue them due to this dangerous driving, but staff were soon able to successfully deploy spikes on both vehicles in Saint Heliers.¡±
The vehicles were located abandoned a short time later.
¡°We located six young people nearby and they were taken into custody. They were aged between 11 and 15 years old,¡± she says.
¡°Both stolen vehicles were able to be recovered for their owners.¡±
Two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old are scheduled to appear in the Auckland Youth Court today facing two counts each of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.
¡°These vehicles travelling at high-speed pose risks to the drivers and the wider community, so it is pleasing we have resolved this matter,¡± Inspector Dolheguy says.
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