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Fleeing Napier drivers pelt pursuing police with bottles

Gianina Schwanecke
Gianina Schwanecke
Reporter·Hawkes Bay Today·
20 Mar, 2021 08:39 PM2 mins to read

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Two people have been arrested after a police chase that began near Whirinaki and ended in Napier. Photo / File

Two people have been arrested after a police chase that began near Whirinaki and ended in Napier. Photo / File

Two people have been arrested after a police chase that began north of Napier in which glass bottles were thrown from the car and a police car was damaged.

The arrests related to incidents that stemmed from a burglary at a rural property on State Highway 2 near Kotemaori, about 70km north of Napier, around 10am on Saturday.

The alleged offenders left the scene in a vehicle stolen from the address and were spotted on SH2 in Tutira about 11am by police, who continued to observe the vehicle from a distance.

An attempt was made to stop the vehicle using spikes near Whirinaki.

The vehicle continued towards Napier, during which time the occupants threw a number of glass bottles out of the vehicle toward police.

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Police successfully deployed tyre spikes near Napier and the vehicle was eventually stopped on Prebensen Dr about 11.35am.

The road was briefly closed to the public with crash investigators in attendance, and the road between SH2 and Prebensen Dr was cleared of glass and debris.

No one was injured during the incident but a police vehicle was damaged by the offending vehicle as it was stopped.

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A woman and a man were taken into custody and police are currently speaking to them in relation to the burglary on Saturday morning and a number of other matters.

Meanwhile, three people were taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in moderate condition following two separate crashes in Hawke's Bay on Saturday.

One person was flown to the hospital with moderate injuries after their car crashed off a bank near Lake Waikaremoana.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash on Lake Rd at 11.30am and a special winch was used to get the occupants out of a car.

Emergency services also responded to a single-vehicle crash on Maraekakaho Rd, Hastings, about 2pm in which two people received moderate injuries.

They were transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital by St John Ambulance.

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