Cheers star arrested in London

Woody Harrelson has been arrested in London after allegedly causing criminal damage to a black cab.

The 40-year-old actor was chased by 14 police officers after he ran from one taxi and hailed another, before fleeing on foot.

Harrelson, star of TV series Cheers and films including Natural Born Killers and Indecent Proposal, was finally caught in Lower Sloane Square.

He was arrested on suspicion of causing £300 worth of damage to a black cab driven by Les Hartnell, who picked up the actor outside the Chinawhite nightclub in Piccadilly yesterday at about 2am and was asked to take him to his Knightsbridge hotel.

The actor then left the cab in London's Haymarket and jumped in another cab.

Mr Hartnell followed the other taxi and called police on his radio.

A police patrol car then picked up the trail of the new cab, but Harrelson got out of the vehicle and fled. Officers caught up with the actor and restrained him.

He was taken to Belgravia police station, where he spent the rest of the night in a cell before being freed on bail. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers are to send a report to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will decide if charges will be brought."

Harrelson was bailed and must return to court on 1 July.