Pair mug man in central Auckland, hide in bushes from police

  • 09/05/2018

Two men are in custody following a robbery in central Auckland on Wednesday morning.

The pair allegedly mugged a man and threatened to shoot him, demanding a wallet and phone be handed over at 1:30am.

They then took off in a car traveling at speeds of up to 150 km/h on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway.

The Police Eagle helicopter followed the vehicle. The offenders dumped the car and hid in the bushes near Bel Air Dr in Onehunga.

An Armed Offenders Squad was called out, which arrested the two men.

Inspector Kerry Watson told Newshub the victim is shaken but unharmed.

Newshub.