To be attributed to Senior Sergeant Maui Aben, Officer in Charge of Wairoa Police Station:
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A 21-year-old Wairoa man is facing a number of charges after Police responded to a family harm incident in the town today.
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Police were called to a Wairoa address just before midday in relation to the family harm incident.
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Fortunately the victim had not suffered serious injuries, but information provided to Police suggested that the alleged offender may have access to firearms.
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With the assistance of AOS staff from Gisborne, Wairoa police staff executed search warrants at a Wairoa residential address and on a vehicle.
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Four firearms were located at the residential address and have been seized by Police.?
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The 21-year-old man, a patched member of Mongrel Mob Mongrelizm, has been charged with threatening to kill, impeding breathing, and unlawful possession of firearms.?
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He is scheduled to appear in Gisborne District Court tomorrow, Saturday 26 March.?
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Issued by Police Media Centre.