Wanted woman accused of jumping into river to flee police

Wanted woman accused of jumping into river to flee police

A woman allegedly tried to flee police by jumping into the Hātea River at the Whangārei Town Basin yesterday. It is the second time this week that a person...

River escape fails as Whangārei woman arrested after 'instant regret” swim

Jumping in the river in an attempt to flee from Police quickly turned to instant regret for a Whangārei woman. At about 3.45pm on Thursday, an off duty officer spotted a woman with a warrant to arrest at the Whangārei Aquatic Centre. Whangārei-Kaipara Area Commander, Inspector Maria Nordstrom, says on-duty colleagues were notified, arriving a short time later to arrest the woman. “It was at this point the woman fled and jumped into the Hātea Riv…