Crossbow, swords among weapons seized following automatic crash alert


Location:

Central

An automatic crash alert led to Police seizing a firearm, ammunition, and offensive weapons including swords and a crossbow in Palmerston North.

Around 1.40am on Saturday, the Police Emergency Communications Centre received a call that had been generated from an automatic crash alert from a smartphone, signalling from the corner of Bourke Street and Walding Street.

After hearing one “hello” before the call was ended by the person, officers were dispatched to the crash alert’s location. Attempts to call the person back went unanswered.


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Some of the weapons recovered by officers at the scene.
Some of the weapons recovered by officers at the scene.