30 Jul 2024

Police officer falls through glass window during Auckland arrest

10:00 pm on 30 July 2024
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File photo. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

A police officer and a man they were arresting fell through a glass window during an incident in the Auckland suburb of Epsom this evening.

The two have received treatment for moderate lacerations, police said.

Police said they were called to a Great South Road property to deal with a family harm incident at about 7.20pm.

"As police were attempting to arrest a man, both he and an officer fell through a glass window."

The man is now in custody.

Police said enquiries were ongoing.