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Officers attacked after early morning pursuit

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Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 25 Jan 2017, 7:19AM
Two police officers have been attacked by a driver after an early morning pursuit in Huntly (File photo)
Two police officers have been attacked by a driver after an early morning pursuit in Huntly (File photo)

Officers attacked after early morning pursuit

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 25 Jan 2017, 7:19AM

UPDATED 8.51am: A police officer remains in Waikato Hospital after an early morning assault in Huntly.

A fellow officer has been treated and discharged.

They were attacked by a man wielding a metal pipe.

They'd stopped his car on Paki Street after the driver initially refused to pull over.

Pepper spray and a Taser were being used, when a male passenger then attacked the officers from behind with the pipe.

The passenger fled the scene, but police know who he is.

The 30-year-old driver was arrested and will appear in Hamilton District Court charged with with assault and driving offences.

 

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