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Suspected boat burglar swims away from police in slow-motion Bay of Islands chase (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 2 months ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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A suspected boat burglar has been arrested after jumping into the tide and leading police on a slow-motion chase in the Bay of Islands.

He refused to come ashore, instead rowing towards the ferry ramp then abandoning his dinghy and swimming towards Russell.

Officers, including a police dog, followed him in an inflatable boat.

The police spokesperson said the man had missed his calling: "He should have been a marathon swimmer."

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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

I'd love to know what his plan was with this. Did he think they would give up and go home?