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Location:
Wellington
Attributable to Inspector Nicholas Thom, Wairarapa Area Commander:
A 49-year-old man has been taken into custody following an incident in Masterton this morning.
About 11.37am, a man entered Masterton Police Station and presented a knife at a staff member on the front counter.
The staff member acted swiftly and immediately placed the station into lockdown.
Officers attempted to speak to the man, however he continued to act in a threatening way.
The altercation later moved outside the police station where staff continued to speak with the man.
