A man will appear in court today after a burglary and police chase in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
In a statement today, police said Kawerau and Edgecumbe police were alerted to a man leaving the scene of a burglary on State Highway 30 at Rotoma in a station wagon about 10.30am Thursday.
Police soon found the vehicle, however, the driver failed to stop and there was a pursuit, police said.
Road spikes were deployed on Tamarangi Drive in Kawerau and the vehicle came to a stop on River Rd.
A Bay of Plenty man, 54, was arrested and charged with failing to stop and burglary.
He is expected to appear in Whakatāne District Court today.
