Cordons in place near Kaikohe as Police search for a
male
Northland Police are currently searching for a
male who fled from a car in which a firearm was allegedly
pointed at another vehicle at Broadwood, north of Kaikohe,
around 12.30pm.
Cordons are in place at the State
Highway One intersection of Te Pua Rd, and at the end of
that road on State Highway 12 near Kaikohe.
Police
were called by a member of the public who reported the
sighting of the firearm.
The car fled the scene and
was found abandoned on Te Pua Rd.
Three males
decamped from the car and fled into farmland near Te Pua
Rd. A female and two of the males have been located and
arrested.
A search is now underway for one male.
This incident is not related to the separate searches
underway for Joshua Kite or Mark Fletcher.
A further
update will be provided when more information is
available.
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