Overview
- Police say a man with a large knife was acting erratically in a Lonsdale Street shopping-centre car park at about 6am.
- Two members of the public chased the suspect along Elizabeth Street and restrained him near the Lonsdale Street intersection.
- A 41-year-old Maddingley man involved in the detention was stabbed in the lower body and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Officers arrived minutes later and took a 32-year-old Dallas man into custody, while a 35-year-old Sanctuary Lakes man was unharmed.
- Investigators urge anyone with footage or information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, noting ongoing Public Order Response Team patrols in the CBD after a separate random stabbing last month.