Police have released an image of the knife. Photo: NSW Police.
A 29-year-old man has been charged after allegedly carrying a large knife through a Griffith street before running from police.
Police were called to Jondaryan Avenue about 5.20 pm on Thursday, 24 September, after an off-duty police officer reportedly spotted the man carrying the knife in public.
Murrumbidgee Police District officers arrived and located the man in a car park on Jondaryan Avenue.
Police allege the man put the knife down when officers approached, before taking off on foot.
He was arrested after a short foot pursuit and taken to Griffith Police Station.
The man was charged with hindering or resisting a police officer in the execution of duty, custody of a knife in a public place, and using a knife in a public place to cause a person to fear for their safety.
He was refused bail and appeared before the Bail Division Local Court on Friday, 25 September.
Bail was formally refused and he will next appear before Griffith Local Court on Wednesday, 30 September.
