The man was sprayed with pepper spray and shot by a Taser, but it still took Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers, several officers and a security guard to take him into custody.
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Piedmont after attacking an older man, forcing his way into a home and threatening the resident, then trying to steal the police chief's patrol car Friday afternoon.
Officers responded at 4:23 p.m. Friday to a report of an unconscious man in Ace Hardware at 1221 Grand Ave. Witnesses said a man had randomly struck the victim from behind and fled next door into a garden center, police said.
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