One of the four men who escaped police custody in two separate incidents has been caught near Otaki this afternoon.
Meanwhile the Herald can reveal another man who escaped Police custody at Rotorua Hospital on Friday was being treated for an injury he got while resisting his arrest earlier in the day.
Police have tonight confirmed Wiremu Eparaima, 30, was arrested on State Highway 1, Otaki, around 2.25pm following a report from a member of the public of dangerous driving.
A number of people commented on social media they saw a white sedan on SH1 just north of Waitohu Bridge in Otaki. The vehicle was later stopped and the man arrested.
The hunt for Eparaima's two accomplices Te Wera Hemara, 27, and Emmanuel Witana, 23, who also escaped Police custody in Levin on Wednesday evening continues.