Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Armed police are still searching a Levin suburb for a person who fled in a car on Friday afternoon.
The street was cordoned off for a time, while police and the Armed Offenders Squad carried out a search.
Police said around 12.10pm, a police unit saw a vehicle of interest on State Highway 1 in Levin and signalled the driver to stop.
Instead, the driver fled from police, who followed the car into Macarthur Street where the three occupants fled on foot.
Police found a firearm and ammunition near the vehicle, and a short time later, a woman was taken into custody without incident.
Later on Friday, police said a second person has been taken into custody, however, officers are still searching for the remaining person.
The cordons been removed.
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