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One person has been arrested and police are searching for another after an attempted burglary near Whitford, in rural Auckland.
Officers were alerted just before 12.30am on Wednesday after residents heard glass breaking and secured themselves in part of the house.
The offenders were unable to get in, and left the scene.
Officers, a dog unit, and the police Eagle helicopter were deployed, and arrested a man after a sighting on Wades Road.
Police have charged a 44-year-old man with burglary and unlawfully being in an enclosed yard.
The victims were shaken by what took place, relieving Counties Manukau East Area Commander Inspector Rakana Cook said.
