AdvertisementUpdated NationalNSWCrime ‘We don’t take chances’: Allegedly armed man Tasered on Sydney street Jack Gramenz Updated August 11, 2026 — 4:53pm ,first published August 10, 2026 — 6:59pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AA man allegedly carrying four knives and a hammer as he and another man tried to run from police after a suspected drug deal on a busy Sydney street remains in hospital after being Tasered by responding officers. After “several attempts and challenges asking him to drop the weapon,” one officer drew his firearm as another Tasered the allegedly armed man, McDonald said. AdvertisementMcDonald said she was proud of responding officers who used their training and skills to defuse a situation that “could have been much worse”. The Tasered man allegedly had two knives in his hands, and two more in his bag, where officers also allegedly found a hammer, cannabis and methamphetamine, she said.