Police have quickly arrested four people following a burglary at a commercial premises in Takapuna overnight.
At around 1.35am, Police received a report of a burglary in progress at a commercial store in Barry¡¯s Point Road.
Detective Sergeant Mark Wardlaw, °Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ CIB, says a group of four offenders wearing balaclavas allegedly forced their way into the shop and stole a number of items and cash.
¡°Staff who were present at the time had to lock themselves in a back room during the ordeal.
¡°As the offenders were leaving the store, Police units have arrived and the offending vehicle has allegedly driven into one of the Police cars. Fortunately no one was injured.¡±
Detective Sergeant Wardlaw says the offenders then took off at speed and a short pursuit was initiated over the Harbour Bridge and through central Auckland before it was called off due to the dangerous manner of driving.
¡°Eagle was able to track the vehicle until it collided with a tree on Atarangi Road, Greenlane, where the driver has fled but quickly been taken into custody by the Delta dog unit.
¡°Three passengers had fled prior to the vehicle crashing and all were located and arrested without incident.
¡°This is another example of? great work by Police staff from across different areas of T¨¡maki Makaurau, all working together to hold offenders to account.¡±
A 42-year-old man and a 17-year-old will appear in North Shore District Court today charged with burglary.
Two teenagers, aged 15 and 14, were referred to Youth Aid Services.
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