Two males are arrested after car jacking in Hastings. Photo / File
Two males are arrested after car jacking in Hastings. Photo / File
Two males are in custody after threatening a driver with a gun, stealing his car and using it to ram a police vehicle, police say.
They were both injured in the alleged crime spree.
One of the alleged offenders pointed a firearm at a man in a car in CornwallPark, Hastings and told him to get out of the vehicle about 6.20pm, Senior Sergeant David Sutherland said.
The alleged car jacker then drove in the victim's car along Tomoana Rd towards Heretaunga.
Police spotted the car in Mayfair and followed it to Camberley before it sped off about 9pm.
The vehicle travelled through Hastings, Flaxmere and back to Camberley and police put spikes in place to stop the car.
About 9.15pm the car rammed into a police car parked at the corner of Lowe St and Orchard Rd. A police officer was inside the car, but was not injured in the incident.
Patrol units arrived to help contain the offending car and the driver was arrested inside the vehicle.
