Multiple people have been handcuffed in central Auckland after a major police chase through the CBD. Police blocked a section of Karangahape Road by the Howe St intersection at 4.30pm after at least 15 police cars were seen chasing a white vehicle. A man with blood on his face was seen being handcuffed and placed into the back of a police car. Others have been seen being hauled away by police. Police have been approached for comment. Police take a man into custody after a police chase across the city, ending in a crash on K Road. Photo / Dean Purcell Earlier, a witness told the Herald cars were spotted with lights and sirens speeding north, past Sylvia Park, just before 4pm. The Herald understands the cars were headed towards downtown Auckland. A reporter on the scene in central Auckland said a chopper was hovering above the Victoria Park area. A witness said there was a figure “protruding” out of a vehicle. Police were also seen around the Auckland University of Technology and outside a car dealership on Karangahape Rd. A Herald photographer said it appeared a police officer was laying spikes at the entrance to the top of Hobson St at the entrances to the Southern and Northwestern Motorways.