Police are appealing to the public for sightings of William Tuitupou, 48. Photo: NZ PoliceA patched gang member who took off from a New Zealand courthouse earlier this week is still at large - and it is not the first time he has escaped police custody. William Tuitupou, 48, managed to walk out of the Auckland District Court on Monday after allegedly pretending to be another prisoner who was being released on bail that morning. Earlier escape involved using a spanner and a prison benchAn old Herald report described the bold escape: "King Cobra gang associate William Tuitupou escaped after taking a bench apart with a spanner and using the planks to scale a perimeter wall." Inspector Grant Tetzlaff confirmed Tuitupou to be a patched member of the King Cobras.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2020 00:56 UTC