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    A man's in custody after a Police car was rammed and a firearm seized in Christchurch this morning

    A man's in custody after a Police car was rammed and a firearm seized in Christchurch this morning


    The vehicle was fleeing Police on Marshland Road just before 10.30am.

    Police located the abandoned car on Parnwell Street and say they found a firearm inside, and arrested a man nearby.

    The Police car was damaged but no officers injured.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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