Armed Man Captured By Police in Hawke's Bay
- Publish Date
- Friday, 21 August 2015, 3:20PM
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Police responded to an incident in Central Hawkes Bay today at approximately 1pm in which it was reported a man allegedly presented a firearm at another person and then was at large with two firearms.
Cordons were put in place in the area of State Highway 2 between Waipukurau and Takapau.
The Armed Offenders’ Squad and Police Negotiating Team were deployed.
The 57 year-old man from Hawkes Bay was located by Police and taken into custody by members of the Armed Offenders’ Squad without incident.
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