Police responded to an armed offender at Auckland University who turned out to be a part of a deliberate chook cull.
A police name out to reviews of an armed man walking across the University of Auckland campus turned out to be a part of an organised chook cull.
The college was fast to ship out an alert on Sunday morning that urged the general public to keep away from and keep away from town campus whereas police responded to a “man carrying a firearm on Barrack Lawn”.
Posting on social media, campus safety mentioned the male offender was “armed with a long weapon of some description” and his final recognized location.
Police cordoned off areas of the college whereas they investigated – solely to find the person was a part of a deliberate chook cull within the space.
“There is no risk to public safety and no cause for concern,” a spokesperson mentioned.
A spokesperson for the college mentioned they had been happy that each one their alerts labored.
“We’re pleased with how that went and obviously pleased it wasn’t a serious offender, although the pigeons won’t be so happy.”