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AOS called to Tauranga warehouse as police talk to occupant by megaphone

January 3, 2018

The Armed Offenders Squad are also onsite assisting with the enquiry.

The Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to a warehouse in Tauranga this afternoon.

Police told 1 NEWS they were at a warehouse on Wilrose Place in relation to an ongoing enquiry.

AOS are assisting police.

A witness told 1 NEWS he was trapped inside his building while police were onsite.

He said he could hear police negotiating over a megaphone with whoever is inside.

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