Armed Offenders Squad In Nawton, Hamilton

Within hours of writing about the Armed Offenders call-out in Kamo, Whangarei this morning there was news of another AOS call-out in the town of Hamilton. The siege has now ended but the offender escaped. Here’s what Yahoo News had to say about the incident, which may have had gang connections: “An armed offenders squad…

More Work For Armed Offenders Squad In Kamo – Updated

New Zealand’s curiously named Armed Offenders Squad (shouldn’t it be defenders?) has again seen action in a call-out in the Whangarei suburb of Kamo this morning (update – there was another AOS call-out in Hamilton later in the day) Residents in the town, located in the country which is supposedly ‘the most peaceful nation on…

More Suburban Shoot Outs In New Zealand – Updated

Just days after two policemen were shot and a police dog killed in Christchurch, there’s been a similar shoot out on a suburban street in New Zealand, this time in New Lynn, West Auckland; plus an armed police operation in Dunedin. in the New Lynn incident a man was taken from the scene with a…

Tourists Caught Up In Northland Shoot-out

The lawless north lived up to its reputation again yesterday when a party of tourists on quad bikes near Ahipara were caught up in the aftermath of an armed “squabble” between two brothers. The group was stopped by fully kitted out Armed Offender Squad officers looking for the offenders, no doubt scaring the wits out…