“Two stolen vehicles were travelling through Ngunguru and our staff attempted to signal these vehicles to stop, one vehicle stopped with the other attempting to evade police,” Nordstrom said.
The offenders were not able to go far and were all taken into custody.
She acknowledges the Tūtūkākā locals for their assistance and for their quick help in locating where the perpetrators had headed.
“Police have been investigating a range of dishonesty and violent offences that have taken place in our district in recent weeks.
“We have now reached a point in this investigation where we have charged them for 18 separate offences,” the inspector said.
While further charges could not be ruled out, police would continue to take a dim view of the brazen and often violent offending being inflicted on the community.
The offenders will now appear before the Whangārei District and Youth Courts.
