Poulgrain has links to the notorious Killer Beez gang, police said. He was serving a sentence at Paremoremo prison in north Auckland, also called Auckland Prison, and escaped during a medical transfer.
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Te Ariki Poulgrain, 23, escaped from Corrections custody on Wednesday afternoon. Police have been making extensive enquiries to locate the prisoner, including conducting area enquiries, reviewing CCTV footage and using the Eagle helicopter, Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Anderson said in a statement. He was described as about 183cm tall and of thin build. “He is considered dangerous and should not be approached,” Anderson said. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact Police on 111 or 105 quoting file number 210630/2958.
As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Anderson, Auckland City CIB
Police are continuing enquiries to locate Te Ariki Poulgrain, who escaped from Corrections custody in Grafton yesterday afternoon while attending a medical appointment.
Police have been making extensive enquiries to locate the 23-year-old, including conducting area enquiries, reviewing CCTV footage and using the Police Eagle Helicopter.
Police are now releasing a CCTV image of Poulgrain captured after his escape, and are appealing to the public for sightings of him.
The photo was captured on Park Road, Grafton at about 1:11pm yesterday.
He was wearing a white T-shirt, light coloured shorts and sneakers. He may also still be wearing a pair of handcuffs.
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Central Auckland incident: Police arrest man at gunpoint - witness
23 Apr, 2021 03:55 AM
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Armed police arrest a man in Beaumont St, central Auckland, this afternoon. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
There have been dramatic scenes involving armed police in central Auckland today, the latest in a series of gun-related incidents in the city.
Police confirmed this afternoon s drama was connected to a gun being fired at the luxury Sofitel Hotel last week - understood by the Herald to be gang-related.
A witness told the Herald they saw officers with guns drawn during the 3.45pm incident at the corner of Beaumont and Gaunt Sts.
Arrest as firearm brandished in Auckland CBD less than two days after Sofitel gang shooting
20 Apr, 2021 05:34 AM
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A man arrested for what s allegedly the latest CBD firearms incident appeared in Auckland District Court today charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm and with resisting police, and will reappear later this week. Photo / File
A man arrested for what s allegedly the latest CBD firearms incident appeared in Auckland District Court today charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm and with resisting police, and will reappear later this week. Photo / File
NZ Herald
By: Jared Savage, John Weekes
A man allegedly pointed a loaded gun at people in downtown Auckland on the weekend, less than two days after a gun was fired at the luxury Sofitel hotel.