A police checkpoint in Auckland.
Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
The incident occurred at 7.15am on Thursday morning during a checkpoint stop at the intersection of Coal Hill Road and Mangawhai Road.
The police checkpoint is one of 10 spread out across Tāmaki Makaurau to ensure Aucklanders are complying with the Covid-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions imposed at the weekend.
Waitematā District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan says a vehicle pulled up to the checkpoint and the officer identified the man was a disqualified driver. The officer has noticed that the driver was about to flee so attempted to grab his car keys, Hassan said.
Press Release – New Zealand Police Waitemat District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan: Police are reminding the community of the need to comply with Alert Level 3 restrictions following a few incidents in Tmaki Makaurau over the past couple of days. Since 6am on Sunday until …
Waitematā District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan:
Police are reminding the community of the need to comply with Alert Level 3 restrictions following a few incidents in Tāmaki Makaurau over the past couple of days.
Since 6am on Sunday until 6pm yesterday evening, Police has processed 83,703 vehicles through the 10 checkpoints spread across North and South Auckland.
358 vehicles have been turned away at the northern checkpoints.