24 Apr 2009

Imitation handgun sparks Kapiti Coast police chase

3:13 pm on 24 April 2009

A man is in custody after a police chase north of Wellington sparked by a man with an imitation handgun.

Police had been searching for a Kapiti Coast man following a call from a member of the public concerned about his safety.

When officers approached the man's vehicle near Paekakariki, police say he pointed the firearm in their direction and drove off. He was stopped a short time later on the Paekakariki Hill Road.