A dangerous and possibly armed offender is still on the run from police after failing to appear in court.
Aucklander George Christopher Pomee, 23, is regarded as a violent offender and is facing a number of charges including kidnapping, aggravated robbery, threatening to kill and assault with intent to injure. He was to have appeared in the Auckland High Court yesterday.
He has links to the Head Hunters gang and has contacts across Auckland including the North Shore, Te Puke, Tauranga and Napier.
Pomee is described as medium build, about 185cm tall with distinctive tattoos under both eyes and on the lower part of his neck.