Two officers have reported they were bitten and another nearly hit by a vehicle following an incident in Lower Hutt this morning.
Police were conducting a checkpoint on Gracefield St at around 11.20am when a vehicle failed to stop.
“The vehicle has narrowly missed a police officer while attempting to avoid the checkpoint,” said Inspector Wade Jennings.
Police did not pursue but kept observations on the vehicle, locating it and the man on Randwick Rd sometime later.
Jennings said police attempted to speak to the man but he continued to act in a threatening way.
“While arresting the man, two police officers have been bitten and have sustained minor injuries.”
The man was tasered a short time later and taken into custody.
The officers and the man were currently being medically accessed.
Charges against the man were being considered.
