Eagle helicopter, police cars, fire truck and emergency used to catch the wanted man

Police used an Eagle helicopter, a fire and emergency vehicle and their Armed Criminal Squad to detain a wanted man in central Auckland last night.

The incident began when the man, who was wanted by police on a family injury matter and was known to carry firearms, was seen driving south towards Auckland, a police spokesman said.

Police used a “coordinated” approach to detain the man, which included using an Eagle helicopter to monitor the location of the vehicle once it left an address on the North Shore around 8 p.m.

A Fire & Emergency vehicle was used “tactically” in conjunction with police vehicles to block the “high risk” man’s vehicle and stop him on Halsey Street near Victoria Street around 9:45 pm.

“Given the offender’s record with firearms, the Armed Criminal Squad helped apprehend the man.”

A witness at the scene said he saw a man receiving first aid from police while waiting for the St John ambulance.

He said there were about four armed officers at the scene with “large rifles.”

“The front of the [male’s] The vehicle was wrecked. All the car windows were smashed. “