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Teenagers arrested after allegedly assaulting man, stealing his car in Auckland's North Shore
Police located a range of items stolen from other car break-ins across the Albany area.
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Two teenagers have been arrested after an alleged carjacking on Auckland's North Shore .
A man was assaulted and pulled out of his car by a group of teenagers on Waratah Street in Birkenhead at 1.22am Tuesday, police said.
"A man was parked outside an address, when a stolen vehicle carrying a group of offenders arrived," Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie said.
"The victim was assaulted and pulled from his vehicle, before it was stolen by these offenders."
The car was then driven to Manukau where it was spiked on the Lambie Drive off-ramp.
Police arrested the 16-year-old driver and a 17-year-old passenger.
Both vehicles involved in the offending were have been seized and will be examined.
Detective Senior Sergeant Goldie said in the vehicle dumped in Birkenhead, police located a range of items stolen from other car break-ins across the Albany area.
The pair of teenagers are expected to appear in North Shore Youth Court on Tuesday charged with aggravated robbery. The 16-year-old driver is also facing a charge of dangerous driving.
Police will oppose both teenagers' bail when they appear in court.
"There is no tolerance for the blatant violence that occurred, and I want to acknowledge the raft of Police staff that responded this morning," Detective Senior Sergeant Goldie says.
"The victim in this case did not suffer serious physical injuries, and enquiries are ongoing into the two passengers that exited near Dominion Road."
