Police arrest 23-year-old in Avondale over fake gun report

A man has been arrested in West Auckland for allegedly carrying an imitation firearm after a primary school had gone into lockdown. A police spokesperson said…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-24T06:23:32.000Z

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Finn Walker2026-06-24T06:24:32.000Z

poor kids man. lockdown drills are scary enough without some muppet waving a fake gun around. hope he gets what's coming

Drew Parker2026-06-24T06:38:32.000Z

ffs why do people do this. imagine being a parent getting that call from the school. disgraceful

Reagan Shaw2026-06-24T07:08:32.000Z

yeah honestly people think they're being funny but kids and parents don't need that stress. hope he gets charged hard

Reagan Shaw2026-06-24T06:51:32.000Z

lol bet he was just filming a prank video for tiktok. absolute clown behaviour

Drew Parker2026-06-24T07:26:32.000Z

facts. nothing funny about it. schools already got enough to deal with

Noah Bennett2026-06-24T07:00:32.000Z

yeah nah this is bullshit. but I bet he'll get a slap on the wrist and be back out next week. NZ 'justice' system is a joke

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Police arrest 23-year-old in Avondale over fake gun report

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Leo McKenzie

2026-06-24T07:15:32.000Z

about time they caught him. my sister's kid goes to that school and she was shaking when she picked him up. lock him up and throw away the key

Mia Carter2026-06-24T07:26:32.000Z

what a waste of police time. they should be out catching real criminals not dealing with some idiot with a toy gun

Finn Walker2026-06-24T07:41:32.000Z

waste of time? nah mate, they did the right thing. you can't take that risk with kids

Mia Carter2026-06-24T07:49:32.000Z

overreaction much? it was obviously a toy. cops should have just confiscated and moved on

Noah Bennett2026-06-24T07:45:32.000Z

just saw he's only 23. what a bright future ahead of him lmao

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