Knife-wielding Dunedin woman arrested after threats

by · Otago Daily Times Online News

A knife-wielding 55-year-old Dunedin woman was arrested in her driveway after allegedly making threats over the phone.

Acting Senior Sergeant Simon Reay said police were called to a property on Lock St, St Clair, by a concerned resident about 6.45pm yesterday.

The woman allegedly making the threats was arrested when officers spotted her walking down the property’s driveway with a knife.

She was charged with possessing an offensive weapon and conducting a threatening act towards a person in a dwelling.

She would appear in Dunedin District Court at a later date.

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