A 36-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly ramming a stolen vehicle into a police car in Auckland.<\/p>\n
Police said it received information on a stolen vehicle just before 8.30pm on Tuesday which was being driven along Great North Road.<\/p>\n
Auckland central area commander Inspector Grae Anderson said the vehicle was then tracked into the Grey Lynn\u2019s Tuarangi Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cA unit came across the Toyota Vitz and attempted to carry out a traffic stop when it was allegedly rammed,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n
The Vitz fled the scene, and the police vehicle was not seriously damaged.<\/p>\n
A pursuit was then initiated after the vehicle was seen entering the Northwestern Motorway towards the city. <\/p>\n
After it exited at Newton Road and headed towards Ponsonby, police brought the vehicle to a stop at the intersection of Karangahape Road and Pitt Street.<\/p>\n
The man now faces charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, failing to stop, reckless driving and assault with a weapon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fortunate that none of our staff sustained any serious injuries as a result of this man\u2019s reckless behaviour last night.<\/p>\n
\u201cI acknowledge the work of our people in bringing this matter to a swift conclusion without any further harm being inflicted.\u201d<\/p>\n
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