Knife sighting leads to arrests

Derek Flynn

Detained: Police arrest one of the two teenagers taken into custody in Blenheim yesterday after reports of a person carrying a knife in the central business district

Two teenagers were arrested in Blenheim yesterday afternoon after one of them was spotted with a knife on the street, police say.

Constable Andrew Holdaway, of Blenheim, said a member of the public reported seeing a teenager picking up a knife from a garden near the Plunket building on Henry St, said .

The 15-year-old and 16-year-old were both arrested and would remain in police custody until their parents or caregivers could be notified, Mr Holdaway said.

A dog handler and at least six police officers attended the incident.

The youths were co-operating and helping police with inquiries into a burglary on Friday where grocery items were taken from Countdown supermarket and stashed on the Plunket property, Mr Holdaway said.

- The Marlborough Express