Four Bay of Plenty youths aged 12 to 15 have been apprehended by police in Auckland after their stolen vehicle was tracked by the Eagle helicopter and spiked on the motorway.
The youths were arrested today in Counties Manukau following a fleeing-driver incident that started in Hillsborough, according to a police statement.
Auckland City West area commander Inspector Alisse Robertson said police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle travelling on State Highway 20 around 4.15am.
“Eagle, the Police Air Support Unit, sighted the vehicle travelling south and inquiries soon established the vehicle had been stolen from an address in Rotorua.”
Robertson said the vehicle sped off after occupants noticed police.