A Northland man faces serious charges following an aggravated burglary, after he was arrested in Auckland overnight.
Police made the arrest near Te Atat¨± after a vehicle of interest in the case had been seen.
An investigation led by Whang¨¡rei CIB has been underway since an aggravated burglary occurred at a Maungatapere property on Monday night.
Detective Sergeant Pieter Serfontein says two offenders arrived at the property at around 8.30pm.
¡°One was allegedly carrying a firearm and made threats towards one of the occupants,¡± he says.
¡°He was assaulted, fortunately not seriously, and alcohol was taken from the address.¡±
Both offenders fled when another person arrived at the address and disturbed them.
Detective Sergeant Serfontein says investigators had obtained information about a vehicle of interest in the case and were following lines of enquiry.
¡°This vehicle was sighted in the west Auckland area, with our colleagues in Waitemat¨¡ responding quickly.
¡°An armed traffic stop was carried out near Te Atat¨± with the driver taken into custody without incident.¡±
A 28-year-old Tikipunga man has since been charged with committing burglary with a weapon, presenting a firearm at a person and unlawful possession of a firearm.
He is expected in the Wait¨¡kere District Court today.
Detective Sergeant Serfontein says: ¡°It¡¯s pleasing we¡¯ve made an arrest in this case, and enquiries are continuing to locate the second offender involved in Monday night¡¯s incident.
¡°As our enquiries continue, we cannot rule out further arrests or charges in our investigation.¡±
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Jarred Williamson/51½ÖÉä