{"id":850222,"date":"2026-08-10T12:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850222\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:10:12","slug":"man-tasered-by-police-on-belmore-street-burwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850222\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Tasered by police on Belmore Street, Burwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jack Gramenz\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7f32a709f91e1faa66bfacda80bb777543e07dcb3c4d95605354f4af55bc5de3.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\">August 10, 2026 \u2014 6:59pm<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>A man allegedly armed with two knives has been Tasered after he and another man tried to run from police on a busy Sydney street.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old man has been taken to hospital for assessment under police guard.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to a shopping centre on Belmore Street, Burwood, about 4.15pm on Monday following reports of \u201csuspicious activity\u201d, NSW Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Two men allegedly ran from the scene when officers tried to speak to them, but were quickly chased down.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A 43-year-old man was Tasered by police responding to reports of \u201csuspicious activity\u201d in Burwood.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/c73179c3b2a4466bfe48e20f95f14ef368ebe955ab731b862d0ec9d69e3ad731.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>A 43-year-old man was Tasered by police responding to reports of \u201csuspicious activity\u201d in Burwood.Nine News<\/p>\n<p>One of the men was Tasered. Footage of the incident appears to show him fall to the ground, before sitting up, seemingly holding two knives, then being Tasered and pinned to the ground by officers after they yell for him to drop the knives.<\/p>\n<p>Another man, 32, was arrested and taken to Burwood police station, where inquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p>Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=am&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jack Gramenz\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f32a709f91e1faa66bfacda80bb777543e07dcb3c4d95605354f4af55bc5de3.png\"  width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"\/><a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-2 jcGta-D\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/by\/jack-gramenz-p538d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Gramenz<\/a> is a breaking news reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via <a class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm sc-b5b9fd03-5 czsZcI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/mailto:jack.gramenz@nine.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 10, 2026 \u2014 6:59pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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