Armed police called to Akoranga Bus Station on Auckland’s North Shore; three men detained

Police took a person off an Auckland bus at Akoranga Station this afternoon.

Armed police were called to an Auckland bus station after reports that a gun was used during an aggravated robbery.

Inspector Danny Meade alleged a watch was stolen during the incident this afternoon on Queen St, in central Auckland.

He said suspects were seen boarding a bus and “Auckland Central staff have followed the bus to the Akoranga Bus Station on the North Shore.”

Meade said police took three men off the bus without any trouble.

Armed police were called to Akoranga Bus Station this afternoon after reports of an armed offender on a bus.

“No firearm has been located, and inquiries are ongoing.

“We would like to thank passengers for their understanding as there was disruption to their evening commute.”

A passenger told the Herald she counted four police cars at the station when the bus was forced to stop.

“[I counted] several police officers doing a search wearing gloves in the bus,” she said.

A video shot from inside the bus showed three armed officers and another with a taser standing over a suspect while another officer arrests the man outside the bus.

The officers then pick him up and stand him against the glass bus top as armed police officers stand around him, while multiple bus passengers stare out the windows.

The Herald has approached Auckland Transport for comment.