Extraordinary moment man ‘chases police officer down the road with a CHAINSAW’: Suspect, 27, is arrested and two cops are injured in shocking incident on quiet residential street
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This is the extraordinary moment a man chased police officers with a chainsaw.
The shocking incident saw the man, wearing a gray top and black trousers, run after an officer on a quiet residential road while wielding the large weapon.
He was heard screaming as he ran down the middle of Glasgow Road in Paisley, Renfrewshire, this afternoon.
A silver police vehicle also crashed into a wall during the chase, injuring two officers and requiring treatment by paramedics.
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man after the ‘disturbance involving a weapon’.
Footage has captured the extraordinary moment a man with a chainsaw chased police officers in Scotland
The incident in Paisley, Renfrewshire saw a police vehicle collide with a wall and two officers were treated by paramedics
Police officers attempted to restrain the man, who was heard screaming as he ran after officers
The man, 27, has now been arrested after the ‘disturbance with a weapon’
In a second video, officers restrained the person on a sidewalk with the help of the public.
A statement from Police Scotland: ‘At around 1pm on Monday 6 May 2024, a disturbance involving a weapon occurred following a collision involving a car and a stationary police vehicle on Glasgow Road in Paisley.
“There is no greater risk to the public and officers remain at the scene while investigations are ongoing.
‘Glasgow Road is closed between Buchlyvie Road and Allanton Avenue. Drivers are asked to avoid the area and use an alternate route.”
MailOnline has contacted the Scottish Ambulance Service for comment.