A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection with a disturbance in Dundee city centre.
Officers swooped on Commercial Street on Thursday evening.
The disturbance ended with one man being placed in the back of a police van.
A knife was allegedly involved in the incident, it is understood.
There were no injuries.
An eyewitness, who was Christmas shopping when the incident unfolded, said: “It started at the bus stops just near the City Square.
“There was a sort of back and forth between two males.
“Then, a third person became embroiled in it.
“All three men jogged towards Commercial Street.
“Two were in pursuit of the other. Then, within seconds, the police came booming into the street.
“All I heard was an officer shouting, ‘Down on the ground now’.”
Man arrested in connection with Dundee disturbance
The eyewitness added: “There were three police units there.
“One guy was released fairly quickly, and one of the guys was placed into a police van.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.15pm on Thursday, 30 November, 2023 we were made aware of a disturbance in the Crichton Street area of Dundee.
“Officers attended and a 23-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the incident.”