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Calam Pengilly

Cops descend outside Paisley off-licence after alleged rammy in street

Cops raced to a disturbance outside an off-licence in Paisley this afternoon before an officer was left injured in an ambulance.

The Paisley Daily Express understands that a man was involved in a traffic incident after leaving number 130, Hogshead Off Sales on the A761, in Ferguslie, Paisley at around 3.30pm.

It's understood a 38-year-old man was on an electric scooter when he collided with another vehicle, then an argument broke out.

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A passerby told the PDE that a police officer who was attempting to calm the man had been injured and was being treated by ambulance crews.

Police Incident near Hogshead Off Sales, Ferguslie (Andrew Neil)

There were three police cars, a police van, and an ambulance on the scene to deal with the situation.

The road remains open while the emergency services remain at the scene.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were called to assist staff from the Scottish Ambulance Service with a man causing a disturbance while being treated in the Ferguslie area of Paisley shortly after 3.15pm on Wednesday, August 24.

“The 38-year-old man has since been arrested.”

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