Two men have been arrested after allegedly stealing two jet skis, leading police on a wild chase across Auckland before crashing into two police cars.
The ordeal started at 12:17am on Monday when two people were allegedly seen using an angle grinder to break into a car yard on Dairy Flat Road in Albany.
Auckland City West's Acting Area Commander Inspector Wayne Kitcher said the pair took a trailer loaded with two jet skis and left the lot.
The police Eagle helicopter was deployed and observed the pair travelling along Riverhead Highway and State Highway 16 towards Auckland City.
The vehicle was then spotted again travelling along SH20 and exiting the motorway at Dominion Road where it came to a stop.
"Attending units attempted to block the vehicle in but it deliberately drove into two Police vehicles before driving off," Kitcher said.
"Thankfully the officers involved were uninjured."
The stolen vehicle continued along Dominion Rd before stopping and the occupants sprinted into a nearby property.
Police cordoned off the property and both men were arrested.
"I would like to acknowledge the work carried out by our staff, who quickly located these two people and took them into custody," Kitcher said.
"This type of crime is unacceptable and has no place in our community and we want to reassure the community that this type of offending will not be tolerated."
Two men, aged 38 and 40, will appear in North Shore District Court on Monday charged with burglary, failing to stop, reckless driving and intentional damage. Enquiries to find a possible third offender are ongoing.
