Fleeing suspect found hiding among hundreds of fruit bins

Hawkes Bay Today6 Sep, 2026 09:29 PMQuick ReadAn 18-year-old man has been charged with unlawfully getting into a vehicle, and a 16-year-old will appear before the Youth Court after fleeing police in Napier. Photo / NZMEPolice found a suspected offender hiding among hundreds of fruit bins after a fleeing vehicle was spiked on the edge of Hastings.The incident began at 11.55pm on Sunday.Police signalled for a vehicle to stop on Taradale Rd in Napier.

A police spokeswoman said the vehicle fled, and a

Fleeing suspect found hiding among hundreds of fruit bins

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