One of Northland's most wanted men has been arrested after sparking a series of searches by helicopter and armed police during months on the run.
Dylan Cooper, also known as Dylan Carrington, appeared in the Kaikohe District Court at 9am yesterday on 21 charges including aggravated robbery, commissioning a crime with a firearm, assault with intent to injure and threatening to kill.
The Kawakawa 29-year-old also faces multiple charges of dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, and driving while disqualified.
It is alleged Cooper managed to evade police on several occasions by fleeing at high speeds, then abandoning his vehicle and escaping on foot.
One such incident is alleged to have occurred at Pokapu, near Moerewa, on September 21, which sparked a major police search in bush and farmland using dogs, the Eagle helicopter and the Whangārei-based Armed Offenders Squad.