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A suspicious vehicle was spotted in Poroti, but didn’t stop until it was spiked in Kaikohe.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Northland following three commercial burglaries and a 60km police chase overnight.
The burglaries occurred at two stores and a petrol station, a police spokesperson said.
The first was reported just after 2.30am in Whangārei, with the other two occurring in the Dargaville area after 3am.
Frontline officers patrolling near Poroti located a suspicious vehicle after 4am, which was signalled to stop but failed to do so, a statement said.
Police laid spikes and the vehicle came to a stop near Kaikohe Airport, about 60km from Poroti.
The vehicle’s driver, a 16-year-old, was then taken into custody, the spokesperson said.
A range of property allegedly stolen during the burglaries was located inside the vehicle.
The driver is now before the Whangārei Youth Court on a raft of charges including burglary, failing to stop and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.
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