Dunedin police negotiated with two 13-year-old girls for 45 minutes after they leapt into Moana Pool’s lazy river fully clothed and refused to get out.
Pool staff called police at 8pm to report the teen pair were refusing to leave the leisure pool.
Police attempted to negotiate with the girls, Acting Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin, said.
They refused for 45 minutes and remained floating in the pool next to the lazy river.
One of the girl’s parents arrived, however, the teenager was abusive to them.
The pair got out at 8.45pm and headed to the changing rooms.
They then became even more uncooperative towards police, so the pair were arrested.
The two teenagers had come to police attention earlier after they had allegedly tried to steal two electric scooters from a George St store that afternoon.
The pair entered the store at 4pm and immediately ran over to take two e-scooters.
Store staff managed to get one of the girls out of the store, and while they were busy with her, the second teenager tried to take another scooter.
She was also stopped, and the pair push and pulled on the doors to get out.
They fled on foot and police were unable to locate them.
After the pool incident, they were returned to their parents.
The girls would be followed up by Youth Aid, Snr Sgt Notman said.