Five teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing a man’s car at knifepoint in Christchurch last night.<\/p>\n
Police were called to to the intersection of Dacre St and Buckleys Rd in Linwood at 7.50pm, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
Officers spotted the stolen car around an hour and a half later and deployed road spikes.<\/p>\n
There was a brief pursuit, abandoned due to the manner of driving. The car was then spotted heading onto Glencoe St.<\/p>\n
“The occupants fled on foot and were located by a police dog unit a short time later.”<\/p>\n
The teenagers were taken into custody and will face a range of charges.<\/p>\n
“The victim was uninjured but very shaken up by the incident.”<\/p>\n
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