<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A former Married At First Sight contestant has performed a citizen's arrest to restrain a teen allegedly armed with a machete running down a Melbourne street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police received reports of the two teenage boys, one allegedly armed with a machete, chasing another boy down Izett Street in Prahran before 3pm today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tim Smith, who was a groom on series 11 of Married at First Sight, witnessed the event and detained one of the boys until officers arrived, while the other fled the scene.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-2025-peter-dutton-speaks-on-reported-targeting-of-alleged-terror-plot-anthony-albanese-shows-support/2c5789b0-f35f-44ab-b6a1-7ef9bdf62604" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Dutton responds to reportedly being target of alleged terror plot</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police arrested the 14-year-old boy from the greater Mildura area and seized a machete.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith, speaking to 3AW Radio, Smith said he heard screams and gave chase to the allegedly armed boy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Talking to my campaign manager and then we heard some screams and then two guys with the machete come streaming by," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-prahran-teen-allegedly-armed-with-machete-arrested-after-chasing-another-down-izett-street/5c5c67aa-68a2-4b3f-a7ca-e1aa36225e79" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I chased the one with the machete."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith said he continued the chase for about 200 metres while the boy yelled out "I'm gonna cut you", until he managed to detain him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-shot-during-queensland-burglary/d000c614-b4c3-480b-92df-3e1b0eff3c76" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Man shot in leg as three masked offenders attempt to rob mechanic</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When they've got a knife in their hand, they're very confident and very in power. But once that knife is gone, the tears and everything start," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There's just no respect."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smith is running as an independent candidate for the seat of Melbourne in the federal election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Melbourne's a great city to live in. It's just gone down over the last decade, and we need change, and I want to make the change," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are now questioning the 14-year-old boy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigations into the matter remain ongoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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