Local police arrest one of the two suspects in Dazhou, southwest China’s Sichuan province, on March 30, 2016. [Photo: morningpost.com]

Police in the city of Dazhou in Sichuan have arrested one of two suspects who violently resisted arrest and stole a police officer's gun.

The two suspects were originally involved in a public scuffle.

But when police moved in to arrest them, the suspects turned on the police, injuring two officers before managing to escape with one of the officer's guns.

The gun has since been recovered, after it was found abandoned in garbage nearby.

The other suspect remains on the loose.