Dramatic daylight arrest of NT fugitive, with police shooting car tyre

Police cars blocked traffic on Darwin's Trower Road as the arrest took place this afternoon. (Supplied: Madison Paige)

Police have fired a shot into a car tyre during a dramatic incident in Darwin today, with the man they were attempting to arrest then dousing himself in fuel.

Frank Ingram, 33, is also alleged to have hit a police officer with his vehicle yesterday.

Mr Ingram has now been arrested, with police expecting to lay charges tonight.

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A man on the run from police doused himself in fuel after officers fired a shot into his car tyre in a dramatic arrest on a Darwin main road this afternoon.

NT Police Assistant Commissioner Peter Malley said police had attempted to arrest the 33-year-old yesterday for a breach of parole conditions, when the man ran his car into an officer.

"The police officer didn't suffer any serious injuries, but was taken to hospital for assessment, and the person that we wanted sped away from the scene and we knew who he was," Assistant Commissioner Malley said.

"He's a guy who has a very violent history and we know him very well.

"He was the fellow that you would have seen on the media a while ago in Hungry Jack's, where the plain-clothes police officer was standing on the bonnet with a shotgun pointed at him."

Earlier today, in a social media post, police called for the public to be on the lookout for 33-year-old Frank Ingram, warning people not to approach him.

Mr Ingram was involved in a very public arrest at a fast-food outlet in Coolalinga, in Darwin's rural area, in 2023.

Peter Malley says up to 40 officers were involved in the arrest. (ABC News: Peter Garnish)

Assistant Commissioner Maley said Mr Ingram was wanted for breaching parole conditions relating to his 2023 arrest.

He said earlier today, police had been surveilling Mr Ingram and had located him at an address in the Darwin suburb of Karama, but the fugitive had driven through a fence, evading officers.

He was later seen driving dangerously around Darwin's northern suburbs, Assistant Commissioner Malley said.

Police arrested the man near the intersection of Trower Road and Ryland Street in Rapid Creek. (ABC News: Courtney Barrett Peters)

Mr Ingram was arrested just before 3pm today in his vehicle on Trower Road, in Rapid Creek, near the intersection with Francis Street.

"One of the tactical response guys went forward and with a 12-gauge shotgun, put a shot into one of the front tyres to further disable the vehicle," Assistant Commissioner Malley said.

"From there, this