Cops clamped the cuffs on a man that they say tried to carjack a KPRC (Houston) news van and then stole a police car.

KPRC Reporter Sofia Ojeda said she and her photographer, Damon Sales, were on their way to cover a story when they stopped at the intersection for a red light. A car sideswiped the van and the driver of the car tried to carjack them.

"He said, 'I'm stealing your vehicle. I'm stealing your vehicle,'" Sales said. "He tried to pull me out. We're buckled in, and he's, like, 'Get out! Get out! Get out!'"

A pair of Houston police officers stopped to help. The man pushed one of the officers down and then dragged the other one out of the vehicle.

"At some point, (the) suspect attacked one of the officers, and somehow during the struggle the suspect was able to get into (the) officer's patrol car," Robbery Detective Sgt. Russell Gray said.

Ojeda and her photographer were taken to a hospital to be evaluated.

The officer suffered minor injuries.

The suspect was arrested.

Ojeda posted live to social media shortly after the incident.