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Wellington City: Assault/Firearms incident
New Zealand Police Alert 1:05pm 26 Jun 2009 Wellington
Location of incident: Wellington
City
Incident type: Assault/Firearms
incident
MEDIA RELEASE ON BEHALF OF SGT JOHN LEWIS
WELLINGTON POLICE
At 11am this morning in Boulcott Street, Wellington City, 2 males aged in their early twenties, were involved in a dispute with the operators of two tow trucks. No-one was injured, however, during this altercation one of the males produced a black replica handgun. Both males were restrained by the tow truck operators prior to the arrival of Police.
The 2 males are facing assault and firearms charges and will appear in the Wellington District Court on Friday 3 July 2009. The dispute was over the towage of a vehicle.
ENDS
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