Three police officers are facing assault charges following a fleeing driver incident in January 2022.<\/p>\n
In a statement, police said a vehicle failed to stop following a ram raid at a dairy in Auckland’s Point Chevalier on 3 January.<\/p>\n
An investigation into how the officers dealt with the offenders later took place.<\/p>\n
As a result of that investigation, all three officers – aged 25, 28 and 39 – were charged with assault under the Crimes Act.<\/p>\n
“All three are currently on restricted duties while the matter remains before the Auckland District Court,” police said.<\/p>\n
No further comment could be made as the officers are currently before the court.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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