A witness has described seeing a driver in a blue car being chased by a police officer - on foot - near Princes Wharf. The witness said the officer had parked his police vehicle diagonally in a bid to block the blue car from leaving the Princes Wharf area. The officer was outside his vehicle and yelling to the driver in the blue car to stop. Photo: Nafeesa Ali via NZ HeraldThe witness said immediately after the police vehicle was rammed, the driver of the blue car got out and appeared to crouch down behind the car. Inspector Peter Raynes said police were called to a report that a vehicle was driving the wrong way in Quay St, near Princes Wharf, at 8.04am.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 06, 2021 22:35 UTC