A 42-year-old man was arrested in Piedmont after attacking an older man, forcing his way into a home and threatening the resident, then trying to steal the police chief's patrol car Friday afternoon.

The Piedmont police chief was attacked after responding to calls of another man being attacked in Ace Hardware, both of which were from a homeless individual, the Piedmont Police Department said. The event occurred yesterday at approximately 4:20 p.

Piedmont police arrested and tased a 42-year-old man who they say first struck an elderly customer inside Ace Hardware and then jumped inside the police chief's car and attacked him -- all rare events in this small,

The man was sprayed with pepper spray and shot by a Taser, but it still took Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers, several officers and a security guard to take him into custody.