Video footage shows the moment a man with a knife is stopped by police armed with a Taser after a late-night high speed pursuit. The force had attempted to stop a Renault Clio driving along Johnson Road in Lenton which failed to pull over for them.
Following a short pursuit, Police Constables Dan Machin and James Campin arrested the driver Adam Akhtar and discovered he had a knife in his possession. Their efforts are being shown on the next episode of Police Interceptors on Channel 5 and footage shows the dramatic moment police shout at Akhtar to stop running, pointing a Taser at him.
Recalling the moment they stopped Akhtar, PC Campin said: “Despite this being a relatively short pursuit, which could be followed from a safe distance, Akhtar could have caused some serious harm with both his driving and the fact he was in possession of a knife.
