Armed police who swooped on a Dunedin house are believed to have arrested fugitive Caleb Lynn who was at the centre of a city-wide manhunt.<\/p>\n
Police have been appealing for information on the whereabouts of Lynn, wanted over aggravated robbery and other alleged offences, since Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A witness told the ODT nine police cars and a team of armed officers surrounded a house on Kaikorai Valley Rd around 5.30pm.<\/p>\n
After using a loudspeaker to communicate with those inside the house they led away a woman and two men, one of whom was believed to be Lynn.<\/p>\n
Police said in a statement officers executed a search warrant at the address.<\/p>\n
“Two men, age 27 and 33, and a 28-year-old woman were arrested on existing warrants to arrest and are expected to appear before the Dunedin District Court on Monday, January 12 on a number of serious charges, including aggravated robbery.<\/p>\n
“Police thank those members of the public who shared information which assisted our investigation.”<\/p>\n
Armed officers also closed a section of Kaikorai Valley Rd between Kaikorai Valley College and Stone St<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Otago Daily Times\u00a0understands Lynn, who has a distinctive “$” tattoo on one side of his face, was at the centre of a city-wide manhunt involving armed officers and road spikes on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The manhunt took place after a string of vehicle thefts, including a courier van.<\/p>\n
A witness on Thursday afternoon said they saw a man fitting Lynn\u2019s description sitting in the passenger seat of a white Subaru being pursued by police.<\/p>\n
A second witness yesterday told the\u00a0ODT\u00a0they crossed paths with a man they too believed was Lynn on a platform at the Dunedin Railway Station, about 7am on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A New Zealand Post spokesperson confirmed the courier van \u2014 which was stolen from Outram on Thursday morning \u2014 was one of their vehicles.<\/p>\n
NZ Post was co-operating with police and had started its own investigation.<\/p>\n
They did not say whether any packages or mail had been stolen.<\/p>\n
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