A man has been taken into custody after earlier fleeing from police and attempting to steal a vehicle on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Just before 10am today, a police officer located a vehicle in Kumeu linked to a man being sought by police.
A police spokeswoman said the man was located at a Kumeu address a short time later and fled on foot, before stealing a vehicle from a nearby property.
"The vehicle came to a stop on the Khyber Pass off-ramp, where the offender attempted to steal a vehicle from a member of the public.
"Police officers were quickly on the scene and took the offender into custody with the assistance of a second member of the public," the spokeswoman said.
No members of the public were injured.
Police say the incident was not related to the shooting of a police officer in Hamilton.
"I believe police wanted to speak to him about a burglary," a spokeswoman said.
The Khyber Pass off-ramp will remain closed for some time and motorists are asked to take alternative routes.
A witness reported seeing dozens of police at the scene around 11am and the Eagle helicopter hovering overhead.
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