Armed police attended a north Auckland arrest as a precaution this evening. Photo / Wayne DroughtBen Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldPolice teams have descended on Auckland's North Shore to arrest a "person of interest" as armed officers waited on standby and the force's Eagle chopper hovered overhead. But the person of interest then drove away from the property around the time police were arriving. The spokeswoman said the armed officers attended as a precaution only. Officers reported no issues with the arrest and the person had since been released from custody without charge.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2021 07:41 UTC