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Waitematā

An alleged shoplifter’s dash for freedom through a West Auckland shopping centre saw him outpaced by a Police officer.

Just after midday on 21 May, Waitematā officers were at the centre on a shoplifting prevention operation. 

Officer in Charge of New Lynn Police Station, Sergeant Samantha Cox, says security alerted Police to a male who had returned to a store and allegedly attempted to shoplift.

“A plainclothes officer was directed to the suspect’s location.