The vehicle was towing a caravan which came adrift during the chase. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker
Two men have been arrested after fleeing police in a stolen car - towing a caravan - in Wellington.
Police were told the vehicle had been stolen from a Khandallah address just after 5am on Tuesday.
They attempted to lay road spikes but the driver dodged the spikes.
Multiple parked cars were damaged by the fleeing vehicle. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker
Police said they allegedly drove at the officer who laid them, but the officer was not harmed.
A vehicle pursuit was initiated but abandoned by police.
The vehicle - which tipped the caravan - continued south through Northland and down into Aro Valley.
The men eventually crashed the car near Grant Road after damaging multiple parked vehicles. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker
Police said multiple parked vehicles and properties were damaged by the driver.
The two men crashed the vehicle near Grant Road and fled police on foot.
Police said they were both found and arrested with the help from a police dog handler at about 5:30am.
Anyone whose car or property was damaged in these areas is asked to report it to police. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker
The 25-year-old and a 31-year-old man have been charged with various offences relating to the theft and driving matters.
They are due in Wellington District Court on Tuesday.
Police said anyone who has damage to either cars or property in these areas is asked to report it to police quoting job number 250304/8364.
Mark Dean is on holiday from Canada and was woken to the commotion outside.
"I heard a loud bang about 5.15(am), there was a police car... no sirens, just his lights, and I believe he had a colleague down the bottom. I believe the bang got worse and then I went out to have a look and there was a car coming down and ended up with that blue car being crushed at the bottom and the police then went away."
"The chap whose car it was says it started on another road up here and it seemed like it was a random act of demolition going down the street," Dean said.
He said he was disappointed something like this has happened while he was on holiday.
"I wasn't expecting anything like that in that sense , it's a quiet street normally and the people have been fabulous," Dean said.
Danuka Gunawardena said he was surprised when he came outside on Tuesday morning and saw all the destruction.
"It's looking really terrible, a lot of cars have been damaged on the side of the road. Luckily our car is not. But there's like 10 cars probably damaged on the road," Gunawardena said.
"I'm not going to park my car outside at all going forward," Gunawardena said.
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