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Teen and woman arrested after police use road spikes to end 25k chase near Palmerston North

August 13, 2018

A 16-year-old male and 21-year-old female were arrested in Palmerston North, after a vehicle failed to stop in Sanson.

Police used road spikes to end a pursuit of two young people in a car north of Palmerston North this afternoon.

A driver allegedly failed to stop for police on State Highway 1 in Sanson.  

Police ended the pursuit using road spikes nearly 25 kilometres south at Newbury Line at about 1.30pm. 

A 16-year-old male and a 21-year-old woman have been arrested.

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