It comes on the same week that police revealed they had caught a drunk man who tried to pull over an unmarked car of actual police officers. Counties Manukau Police said the “bizarre incident” occurred while officers were conducting patrols in an unmarked vehicle in the area on Saturday. A station wagon following the unmarked car began flashing a red-and-blue bar mounted on the vehicle. Police said officers were “perplexed” before clocking the car as not an actual officer. The 38-year-old man will appear in the Manukau District Court on December 24 on charges of impersonating a police officer and excess breath alcohol.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 23, 2025 00:40 UTC