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At approximately 5:30am today an off-duty officer spotted three cars driving dangerously on Pukuatua Street, Rotorua.
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The officer notified staff on shift and Police soon located the three cars on State Highway Five (Fairy Springs Road) heading north.?
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It was established that the vehicles had been stolen from a car rental place nearby.
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A number of Police units began following the car.
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The driver of one car turned the vehicle around in Mamaku and it was spiked near the Ngongotaha roundabout a short time later. Three youths, aged 14-16, were arrested.
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At the same time, the two other stolen vehicles were being driven north on State Highway 28.
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One of the drivers hit a curb and blew the front tyre near Tapapa and Police arrested two more youths, aged 16 and 17.?
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Police units continued to follow the remaining vehicle onto State Highway 29 towards Tauranga.
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The driver crashed into a ditch in Lower Kaimai and two more youths, aged 16 and 17 were arrested.?
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The youths involved in this offending not only put themselves at risk but also, police staff and innocent members of our community.?
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Rotorua Police are taking this offending very seriously and are making further enquiries into what has occurred, including investigating the theft of the vehicles.
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The youths will face a range of driving and burglary-related charges.
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ENDS
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Issued by Police Media Centre.
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