Police arrest man described as 'violent offender'

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A man police described as a violent offender was arrested today in Wellington.

Danny Mooney, 44, was wanted for breaching a protection order on January 19 in Lower Hutt and for failing to appear in Kaikoura District Court on a cannabis-related charge on January 28, police spokeswoman Victoria Davis said.

Mooney had connections to people in Waikato, Wanganui and Christchurch.

He was classed as a high risk offender and police thanked the public in helping track him down.

- NZPA