A man is on the run after pointing a gun at a police officer during a foot chase in Auckland this morning. In another attack, an officer has a black eye and a chipped tooth after he was punched in the face during a traffic stop yesterday.
Police tried to stop a stolen car on Selwyn St in Onehunga.
The driver, believed to be 25-year-old Hayden Rizvi, took off before dumping the car in Three Kings. When an officer chased him Rizvi stopped and allegedly pointed a gun in his face.
Inspector Jacqui Whittaker said it was "completely unacceptable" that two officers had been subjected to violent offences in less than 24 hours.
"Our staff are not robots, they are human beings with families and friends like everyone else."