Man arrested after allegedly threatening two people with weapon, fleeing police through Canberra's north
A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening two people with a weapon before leading police on a chase through Canberra's inner north.
ACT police said the 29-year-old threatened an O'Connor resident after driving in and out of a driveway multiple times, with an unknown weapon on his lap, about midday on Thursday.
Five minutes later, it is alleged the man drove onto a construction site and threatened another man with the weapon before damaging property and stealing two mobile phones from a car.
It is not yet clear what weapon the man was using to threaten members of the public, police said.
They said officers pursued the man after the Ford Ranger he was driving was seen on Northbourne Avenue in the suburb of Turner.
But police said they had to stop the chase after officers saw him speeding through a Lyneham school zone.
The man was arrested in Lyneham after he allegedly led police on a chase through Canberra's north. (Supplied)
About 1:15pm, it is alleged the man's vehicle collided with an unmarked police car near the intersection of Wattle Street and Brigalow Street after a second police pursuit.
One witness told the ABC he ran outside his home when he heard "a bunch of sirens, then a big bang".
"Come [and] had a look and almost immediately [there were] just about four cop cars and everyone running around and pinning him down on the ground," the witness said.
"Bloke was in the car at first and [the police officers] pretty much had him surrounded of course after he had the collision, it was just guns drawn and yelling at him to get out of the car", he said.
The man was taken into custody at the scene and is expected to be charged with various offences.