A man who fired shots into the air out a car window near Kaitaia last month after failing to stop for Police has been arrested.
A 27-year-old man from Kaitaia again failed to stop for Police around 1pm today in Ahipara. Police followed as the vehicle headed south. Spikes were deployed at Herekino.
After the car was spiked, the fleeing driver continued some distance through a forest block before being detained. He was arrested in relation to possession of a firearm, resisting arrest with a firearm, burglary and failing to stop.
A 32-year-old female passenger was also arrested for failing to appear on previous charges.
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Issued by Police Media Centre