A person is in hospital after being assaulted with a weapon while their car was stolen in Auckland’s Ponsonby overnight.
The incident occurred after police spotted a stolen vehicle in Ponsonby at around 4am.
Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Allan said after following the vehicle briefly, the car took off “at speed” despite not being signalled to stop.
“Police did not pursue, and successfully deployed road spikes in the Wynyard Quarter area,” he said.
The vehicle came to a stop on State Highway 1, where all four occupants got out.
Allan said the offenders then stopped a passing vehicle and assaulted the driver with a weapon, forcing them out.
“The driver was later taken to hospital in a moderate condition, and police are providing them with support,” he said.
After the assault, the alleged offenders fled the scene in the stolen vehicle.
Police were able to spike the vehicle as it exited the Southwestern Motorway at the Walmsley Rd off-ramp. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Favona.
“We are working to identify and locate all four occupants,” Allan said.
“If you have any information that could help our inquiries, please update us online now or call 105.”