Two people have been taken into custody following a failed robbery turned car crash during the early hours of the morning in Whangārei today.
Police responded to reports of an attempted burglary at a retail address on Western Hills Drive around 2.20am, a police spokesperson said.
The perpetrators broke a
few windows at JD Jewellery Design in Kensington but were unable to enter the premises and fled, the Advocate understands.
A short time later, police located a vehicle believed to be linked to the incident, which evaded officers and failed to stop when signalled to.
Police successfully spiked the vehicle, although it continued travelling until it crashed into a member of the public’s vehicle on Anzac Rd.
