Man charged after allegedly ramming police car, threatening officers with knife

Two constabulary officers person allegedly travel nether onslaught astatine their ain position successful Queensland's Sunshine Coast region, pinch a man allegedly wielding a knife.

The cops were returning to Maroochydore Police Station carpark aft a repast break, erstwhile a man waiting successful a achromatic Mercedes allegedly rammed their unmarked constabulary conveyance astatine 8.50pm yesterday.

Police said nan man sewage retired of his car and lunged towards nan officers pinch a knife.

Police took retired their guns and changeable 5 rounds which deed a actual wall.

A 3rd supervising serviceman past came retired of nan position and utilized a Taser.

The 53-year-old was taken into custody, wherever he was later charged.

He is facing aggregate charges including vulnerable cognition of a vehicle, endangering a constabulary serviceman erstwhile driving a centrifugal vehicle, going equipped to origin fear, possession of a weapon, trespassing and 3 counts of superior battle of a constabulary serviceman while armed. 

The man was owed to look successful nan Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.

Queensland Police Inspector Jason Overland said nan incident happened "very quickly pinch nary lead-up".

"The officers reacted according to their training arsenic acold arsenic I tin tell," Overland said.

No officers were physically injured during nan incident.

The matter will beryllium investigated by nan Ethical Standards Command.

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