Five arrested after stolen cars cornered in Pegasus

Friday 6 June 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 6 Jun 2025, 6:05pm

Police arrested five people, aged between 13 and 23, after tracking two stolen vehicles to Pegasus on Wednesday morning. The vehicles had been taken from the Christchurch suburbs of Bishopdale and St Albans. Officers used road spikes to stop the group at the town's single access road.

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1. 1NewsFri 6 Jun 2025, 3:10pm

   Five arrested after stolen cars cornered in town with one access road (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 6 Jun 2025, 3:44pm

   Five alleged car thieves arrested after police operation north of Christchurch (opens in new tab)

3. The PressFri 6 Jun 2025, 4:08pm

   Child of 13 among five arrested in Canterbury car theft bust (opens in new tab)

4. NZ HeraldFri 6 Jun 2025, 6:05pm

   13yo among group of alleged car thieves in spree near Christchurch (opens in new tab)