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Eight of 11 guns stolen from Palmerston North police station found

17:14 pm on 28 April 2019

Eight of the 11 guns stolen from the Palmerston North police station have been found.

The 11 guns were taken from the police station on Thursday morning. Photo: RNZ / Ana Tovey

The guns were taken from the police station on Thursday morning, and a man was arrested in Palmerston North on Saturday morning.

He appeared in the Palmerston North District Court charged with the burglary of the city's police station.

Thirty-eight-year-old Alan James Harris was remanded in custody until his next scheduled court appearance on 21 May.

Police said locating the three remaining firearms continued to be a priority.