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Police Seize Crossbow, Samurai Swords After Crash Alert

6/14/2026

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Police seized a loaded crossbow, four samurai swords and a machete hidden in nearby bushes after a crash alert led them to a vehicle collision in Palmerston North.
Officers responded at 1.40 am to the Bourke Street crash and found the driver armed with a crossbow.
The alert was triggered automatically by a smartphone at the corner of Bourke Street and Walding Street.

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Police seized a loaded crossbow, four samurai swords and a machete hidden in nearby bushes after a crash alert led them to a vehicle collision in Palmerston North.
Officers responded at 1.40 am to the Bourke Street crash and found the driver armed with a crossbow.
The alert was triggered automatically by a smartphone at the corner of Bourke Street and Walding Street.