A man was arrested after running from police and leading them on a short chase in Whangarei.
An officer in a police patrol car spotted a maroon Honda station wagon on Okara Dr about 2.53pm on Friday and flashed the red and blue lights for the driver to stop.
Police believed the vehicle was stolen but details of when and where it was stolen from were not available yesterday. The fleeing driver, in his 20s, stopped at the intersection of Port Rd and Hewlett St, jumped out and ran away.
He was arrested a short time later after a chase by a police dog and handler.