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Use of a Police dog during a man's arrest in Tauranga
28 May 2024
On 19 April 2023, Police arrested a man in Tauranga who had stolen a car and abducted his daughter the day prior, then fled from Police. The Authority found the use of a Police dog during the arrest was justified.