Police on the scene on Waikare Road. Photo / Supplied
Two people have been taken into police custody after a police officer was chased with a shovel and metal pole and a police car was bottled in northern Hawke's Bay.
The incident, near State Highway 2 in Putorino on Monday, happened when police attempted a routine stop on a vehicle,
a police spokesperson said.
The occupants threatened the police officer, while another threw a bottle at the windscreen.
One occupant then came at the officer on foot with a shovel, while the other had a metal pole. The officer was forced to get in his patrol car and drive away, before being followed to an address on Waikare Road.
A police spokesperson said: "A nearby school was temporarily put into lockdown as a precaution. The Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) was paged, but not required to attend.
