Armed police swarmed the Hamilton east area after the car was abandoned around 7pm

Police say despite lengthy searches with armed officers and the police helicopter the suspects were not found.

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23 Apr: A man who was frustrated paramedics wouldn't treat an abscess on his buttocks hijacked an ambulance and crashed it twice into a Hamilton motel

20 Apr: Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to win F1 Chinese sprint race

15 Apr: Waikato's first fleet of electric buses are serving Cambridge and Te Awamutu from today

10 Apr: Police are appealing for sightings of a Hamilton man - last seen in the city's CBD, near the transport centre on Monday

09 Apr: Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton have been awarded the three Black Caps' test matches against England in November and December

07 Apr: Armed police have arrested a 19-year-old man who allegedly pulled a firearm from a bag - at a Hamilton East address

06 Apr: That was the Gold Sport commentary of Chiefs winger Emoni Narawa scoring his hat-trick try after the hooter in Hamilton as the Chiefs convincingly beat Moana Pasifika 68-12 in Super Rugby Pacific

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Politics:
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