Source: New Zealand Police
Attribute to Inspector Angela Hallett:
Police have arrested a man after multiple 111 calls reporting motor vehicle offences in the Hastings area this morning.
At around 8.30am the man has allegedly stolen a vehicle from outside a business address on Taradale Road.
Police then received multiple 111 calls reporting dangerous driving and numerous collisions with other vehicles, which officers were able to use to keep track of the driver’s locations.
An officer has then spotted the vehicle on Omahu Road, driving on the wrong side of the road, right before the driver has collided with another vehicle.
The 31-year-old was taken into custody and will be facing multiple charges.
We want to thank those people who called 111 when they saw this horrendous driving – those calls were critical in helping us locate the alleged driver and arrest him.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre
