28 Apr 2019

Eight of 11 guns stolen from Palmerston North police station found

5:14 pm on 28 April 2019

Eight of the 11 guns stolen from the Palmerston North police station have been found.

Palmerston North police station

The 11 guns were taken from the police station on Thursday morning. Photo: RNZ / Ana Tovey

The guns were taken from the police station on Thursday morning, and a man was arrested in Palmerston North on Saturday morning.

He appeared in the Palmerston North District Court charged with the burglary of the city's police station.

Thirty-eight-year-old Alan James Harris was remanded in custody until his next scheduled court appearance on 21 May.

Police said locating the three remaining firearms continued to be a priority.

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