Two men have appeared in court after an alleged carjacking in Whangārei. /Whanganui Chronicle pic
Two men have appeared in court after an alleged carjacking in Whangārei. /Whanganui Chronicle pic
Two men charged after an alleged carjacking at Waipū on the weekend have made preliminary court appearances.
A woman also suspected of being involved in the incident remains at large.
August Lemon, 46, and Levi Reeves, 31, were arrested on Sunday after a police chase that ended when acar the pair are accused of unlawfully taking hit police road spikes at the intersection of Maunu Rd and State Highway One, then collided with another vehicle.
Police say the pair took the vehicle during an incident that began in Mountfield Rd, near Uretiti Beach at about 1.45pm.
An alleged female co-offender is yet to be located.
It is understood a second vehicle belonging to the complainant's partner, was also taken as part of the incident. It is not known if that vehicle or the firearm that was allegedly used has been recovered.
Reeves and Lemon are jointly charged with unlawfully taking a vehicle - a 2004 Toyota Corolla - and with using a firearm to commit that offence.
The charges are punishable by prison terms of up to seven years and 10 years respectively.
