Sunday, May 25, 2008

NEW ZEALAND - VIOLENT OFFENDER ARRESTED BY POLICE

NEW ZEALAND:Police have arrested an "extremely dangerous" violent offender less than seven hours after he allegedly assaulted a woman in Auckland and stole her car.Andre Charles Port, 29, was arrested in Epsom, without incident, just before 6pm.He had been on the run since 11am when he allegedly abducted a woman in Kingsland and made her drive him to Muriwai, where he allegedly assaulted and threatened her with a knife.The woman escaped and Port left the area with her car, police said.Police issued a warning to the public, saying Port was armed and extremely dangerous.Port was on extended supervision, meaning he could be recalled to prison at any time for breaching his supervision conditions.He was released from Mt Eden's Central Remand Prison in February after serving time for violence offences and breaching his probation conditions.

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