Police attended an incident in St Peter's Street on the morning of November 12. Picture: Craig Shepheard (Image: Archant)
Shoppers watched in horror as a man was tasered to the ground outside a high street bank in St Albans yesterday.
Police were called following reports of a man in possession of a knife outside Barclays Bank in St Peter’s Street, St Albans, at around 10.45am on Thursday, November 12.
Specially-trained officers attended and safely detained him before recovering the knife.
He was reportedly experiencing a mental health episode and was taken to hospital for assessment and support.
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