An intoxicated driver was arrested after he threatened to stab a member of Reaction Unit South Africa in Redcliffe – Verulam on Sunday.
Reaction Officers were called out to Hazelmere Road after a resident noticed an unknown Suzuki SUV with two male occupants parked on her driveway. Upon arrival of the first RUSA Officer, the driver got off his vehicle produced a large knife and threatened to stab the Reaction Officer before he got back into the SUV and sped off.
Back up RUSA Members pursued the vehicle and boxed it in on a gravel road. The knife and opened cans of alcohol was recovered in the vehicle. During his attempt to flee the driver knocked into a RUSA vehicle.
The driver was placed under arrest and forcefully detained after he resisted arrest. He was then handed over to the Verulam SAPS.
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