An 18-year-old who failed to stop when signalled by officers is now facing more than six charges after Police caught up with him.
At around 5.34pm, Police received a report of a member of the public being chased by a person on Browns Bay Road, Rothesay Bay.
°Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ East Area Commander, Inspector Stefan Sagar says Police located the vehicle of interest travelling southbound on East Coast Road and signalled for the driver to stop.
¡°The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated,¡± he says.
¡°The Police helicopter Eagle arrived shortly after and observed the vehicle driving at speed along East Coast Road to Wairau Valley.¡±
The offender then crashed twice, on East Coast Road, Windsor Park and Forrest Hill Road, Forrest Hill, before eventually stopping on Cabello Place, Unsworth Heights.
¡°During a search of the vehicle Police have located a large knife in the footwell of the passenger's seat, another two knives in the boot, cannabis and other drug paraphernalia,¡± Inspector Sagar says.
¡°It¡¯s extremely fortunate no member of the public was seriously injured as a result of the driver¡¯s actions.
¡°I¡¯d like to acknowledge the great work by the various Police teams involved in responding to this incident.¡±
An 18-year-old male will appear in North Shore District Court today charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of cannabis.
ENDS.
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