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Armed police block major Auckland highway lane to arrest man over alleged social media comments

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NZ Herald ,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 5:39pm

Armed police block major Auckland highway lane to arrest man over alleged social media comments

Author
NZ Herald ,
Publish Date
Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 5:39pm

A major  highway was briefly blocked this afternoon as police arrested a man for allegedly making threatening comments on .

spokesperson said a vehicle of interest was found travelling on State Highway 20B and stopped by officers who were armed as a precaution.

Both occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody without incident.

鈥淎 man is being spoken to by police in relation to non-specific threatening comments made on social media earlier today.鈥

Charges were being considered.

鈥淧olice acknowledge motorists鈥 cooperation, as a lane was briefly blocked to allow our staff to carry out their work safely.鈥

In a 5.15pm update, said all vehicles had been moved clear of the lanes.

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