Kia ora,
Two weeks ago you may have read about our staff searching for a fleeing driver on foot around Lake Rotoaira south of Tūrangi after they failed to stop for our highway patrol staff on the Desert Rd.
After a large team effort including police staff from Rotorua, Tūrangi, Waiouru and Highway Patrol, a couple who fled from this vehicle were tracked by our dog handler and apprehended.
The result of this was a stolen vehicle, trailer and quad bike were recovered. Other offences committed by one of these two, including a ram raid in another town, are now before the court and in the process of being resolved for their victims.