The armed offenders squad was at the scene as the cordon stretched from the corner of West St and Church St to the Botanical Rd and Church St intersection. Men surrender after supermarket incidentDavid UnwinTwo men have walked out of a house inside a Palmerston North cordon with their hands in the air as armed police took up position outside. Police say they have three people in custody following an earlier incident at a city supermarket on Thursday. Te Reanga Childcare Centre on Church St went into lockdown while the cordons were up and a spokeswoman there said everyone was safe. Two doors along, a child-care centre went into lockdown.

Source: Stuff August 11, 2016 01:49 UTC