Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush has helped take down an alleged weapon-wielding offender while driving in Melbourne’s CBD.
Police say Triple Zero calls alerted officers to a man in Melbourne’s CBD allegedly carrying a knife.
Patrolling officers confronted the man on Queen Street, and when he was not compliant, attempted to use a taser on the man.
When the taser had no effect, the 32-year-old Brunswick man ran from police down Collins Street.
Chief Commissioner Mike Bush was travelling to work with his security officer in a car, and spotted the man running from police.
Police say Chief Commissioner Bush then got out of the car and restrained the man before other officers were able to help.
Officers seized a chisel following the arrest, which the man threw away prior to his arrest. The man was taken to hospital for assessment.
No-one was injured during the incident.
The take-down comes just over six months after Inspector Dean Thomas of the Homicide Squad chased an alleged teenage offender while on his lunch break with colleagues.
The group of officers reportedly saw the 14-year-old allegedly punch a man in the head near the DFO food court on Spencer Street in January.
At the time, police charged the boy on summons and he was released from custody.