‘Significant’ armed police call-out in Papakura, no arrests

Numerous police vehicles, including the Armed Offenders Squad, rushed to Papakura this evening.

An eye-witness told the Herald there was a “significant” police presence arriving in the south Auckland suburb.

That included multiple vehicles meeting at a staging point at a Papakura petrol station.

The police in attendance included the AOS.

A staff member at the petrol station said at one point there were 17 police cars on site.

The police have set up a roadblock at the intersection of Keeney Court and Clevedon Rd.

A police spokesperson said the arrival of multiple units was in relation to a “person of interest” being sighted.

Armed police could be seen later at an address in Papakura.

At around 7.30pm the spokesperson said the cordons had been stood down. They later confirmed no arrests had been made.

More to come …