Man restrained after jumping on police car

A man with possible mental health issues was restrained by police after jumping onto the bonnet and roof of a patrol car yesterday.

The incident happened on North Shore Road in the Crawl Hill area of Hamilton Parish.

According to a police spokesman, officers in the patrol car saw the man standing in the middle of the road. As they approached, he leapt onto the bonnet of the vehicle before striding onto its roof, while shouting aggressively. He then jumped down onto the road from the rear of the car.

The incident, which was caught on video and circulated on social media, lasted just a few seconds.

The spokesman said: “Other officers attended the scene and assisted in bringing the male under control, before transporting him to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in a second police car.

There were no reports of anyone being injured during the incident, although the police car was dented.