Police Locate Offender After Unit Rammed
Police have been investigating since the incident occurred during a traffic stop in Mt Wellington at around 2.20am on 8 July.
An Auckland man faces a slew of charges after allegedly repeatedly ramming a Police vehicle in the early hours of Tuesday.
Police have been investigating since the incident occurred during a traffic stop in Mt Wellington at around 2.20am on 8 July.
Relieving Counties Manukau East Area Commander, Inspector Rakana Cook, says the stolen vehicle was seen running a red light near Carbine Road.
'One of our frontline units signalled this vehicle to stop, and after driving erratically it came to a stop,' he says.
'It's at this point the four-wheel drive was allegedly used to repeatedly ram our patrol vehicle before fleeing the scene.'
Fortunately, no Police staff were injured.
A determined Police investigation was soon underway with positive lines of enquiry on the driver.
'Our enquiries led a team of Police to an address on Puhinui Road in Papatoetoe yesterday evening, locating the person of interest,' he says.
'The man attempted to flee on foot from our staff but he was all out of options.'
The 44-year-old man was arrested.
Inspector Cook says the man faces serious charges in the Manukau District Court today.
Those charges include two counts of assault with a blunt instrument, resisting Police, failing to stop, unlawfully taking a vehicle and reckless driving.
'We have no tolerance for such reckless and violent behaviour directed at our staff,' Inspector Cook says.
'I'd like to acknowledge our staff involved who were going about their duties in keeping our community safe.'
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Otago Daily Times
40 minutes ago
- Otago Daily Times
Watch: Rugby player booted from club for king hit
Two Christchurch rugby club members have been kicked out of their club after a brawl which involved a king hit from behind. The premier reserve match between Marist Albion and Christchurch was called off during the second half with Marist Albion ahead 43-0. The drama began when a Christchurch player ran about 30m to join a fracas after a late tackle, and wildly swung a sucker punch at a Marist Albion player, striking him in the head from behind. The king hit was captured on video and given to The Star by a spectator. The Christchurch player was ordered off by the referee, but he then got involved in a scuffle with a touch judge on the sideline – a Marist Albion player on the bench filling in the role. That led to another fight among players. But that was not the end of the matter. The Christchurch player who launched the king hit went to the Marist Albion changing room to continue the dispute with the line umpire, a source told The Star. He then went to his changing room before going to sit in his car. When Marist Albion players were leaving he got out of his car and allegedly attacked them, a source told The Star . The Star understands no one was injured during the incidents. The incident happened at South Hagley Park on June 28. Christchurch Football Club chairman Mark Arneil said the player who threw the king hit was one of the members expelled. He would not say if the other 'member' was a player. 'This is a very serious situation, and we don't condone behaviour of that nature at all,' he said. 'We will respect and support any decisions made by the governing body, however, we wish to state that the club are not supporting nor defending any behaviour or actions by any such players, and support any decision made by the CRFU,' he said. Canterbury Rugby confirmed it was investigating. Said chief executive Tony Smail: 'We are speaking with individuals from both clubs to understand what occurred.' 'One of our core values is to ensure the game is played in the right spirit — that means keeping it positive both on the field and on the sidelines,' said Smail. 'We are committed to creating a safe, respectful environment for everyone involved in our game, players, coaches, officials, and supporters alike. 'While we won't be commenting further while the investigation is ongoing, I want to reinforce that behaviour falling short of our values has no place in our game.' 'This matter is currently being addressed through the rugby judicial process which involves an independent judicial officer.' The incident comes as the Government clamps down on cowardly king hits – described as a punch to a victim's head or neck, without warning and when the victim is unable to defend themselves. Marist Albion president Brendan Callaghan said the club had not laid a complaint with police about any incidents during or after the match. He said it was not something the club was considering at this stage. Callaghan said he had spoken to officials from Christchurch. 'Christchurch have reached out to us, I've spoken to their president and members of their club, and they're not overly impressed either.'
RNZ News
an hour ago
- RNZ News
Dirtbike rider dies after crash with car in Hamilton
Emergency services were called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a serious crash in the Hamilton suburb of Whitiora on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to the scene at the intersection of Willoughby and Mill Street at about 3.25pm. They were responding to reports of a crash between a car and a dirtbike. Police say the dirtbike rider suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital, where they later died. Two young people inside the car were also taken to hospital with moderate injuries. Police said the road was closed following the crash and they were investigating. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Scoop
an hour ago
- Scoop
Sanctioning Malicious North Korean Cyber Actors
July 8, 2025 The United States is imposing sanctions on Song Kum Hyok, a North Korean cyber actor associated with the U.S.-designated North Korea hacking group Andariel. Song was involved in in malicious cyber-enabled activities, which included an illicit information technology (IT) worker scheme. He is also linked to an attempted hack of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. We are also imposing sanctions on Russia-based facilitator Gayk Asatryan and four entities – two Russian and two North Korean – all involved in deploying IT workers internationally to generate revenue for the North Korean government. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea deploys IT workers who obfuscate their identities, often through identity theft of U.S. persons, to fraudulently obtain employment at unwitting foreign firms. The North Korea regime uses revenue generated by these workers to support its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. Today's sanctions are part of the U.S. government's efforts to combat North Korean cyber espionage and revenue generation. We will continue to take action against malicious cyber actors who attempt to undermine U.S. national security or the U.S. financial sector. The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program (RFJ) is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government, engages in certain malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure in violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. RFJ is also offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the disruption of financial mechanisms of persons engaged in certain activities that support North Korea, including the exportation of its workers to generate revenue. The Department of the Treasury's actions were taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, as amended; E.O. 13722; and E.O. 13810. For more information, see Treasury's press release, the State Department's RFJ website, Department of Justice's press release, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cybersecurity advisory.
