Arrests after police chase

Two people were arrested after a police chase near Kawerau yesterday. A police spokeswoman said a driver of a black Subaru on State Highway 2 at Matata failed to stop for police at about 11.20am. The car was speeding and had a broken windscreen. The vehicle continued on to State Highway 34 and was abandoned on a forestry road in the area. Two people fled but were arrested after a brief foot chase.