Carpet carrier sparks AOS callout
BY MARC GREENHILL
A roll of carpet sparked a police callout in Christchurch this morning.
Police were called to Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, about 9.15am after reports of a man concealing a firearm.
Streets around the area were cordoned off until police determined the man was carrying a roll of carpet.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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