- Video footage shows the incredible moment a passerby runs out to help police
- Police were attempting to make an arrest when the man became violent
- As the police have trouble pinning him down, a Good Samaritan runs out to help
- Witness who caught it on his dash cam urges the unknown man to come forward
Footage shows the incredible moment that a Good Samaritan helped an officer make an arrest.
The officer was attempting to arrest a 36-year-old man in Perth’s south when the man reportedly became aggressive and the pair got into a scuffle.
A passenger who was passing by noticed the officer struggle to pin the man down, so he jumped out of his car and ran over to assist.
As the police were having trouble pinning him down, a Good Samaritan runs out to help
The man was eventually arrested and the whole ordeal was filmed on the dash cam of a passerby.
Witness Bruce Russell was driving past when the drama unfolded.
‘I just pulled out of the service station down there. As I pulled onto the road, as you can see on the video there, an unmarked police car, sort of in the middle of the road, blocking the lane’, Mr Russell told 9News.
Once he noticed it was a police officer attempting to make an arrest, Mr Russell was contemplating getting out of the car to help before the unknown Good Samaritan ran out.
‘He jumped out of the passenger side, came running from the other side of the road and literally dived on the bloke and helped the officer hold him until he was able to get some cuffs on him,’ he said.
Police were attempting to make an arrest when the man became violent and resisted the police officer
Although police appreciated the help for this particular arrest, they don’t encourage people to step into similar situations.
Mr Russell is encouraging the man to come forward so that people can thank him for his good deed.
‘I think he should come forward and let a few people buy him a couple of drinks.’
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