Retired police chief arrested in full uniform at Occupy Wall Street

Outspoken: Mr Lewis, pictured outside Zuccotti Park, brandished a sign criticising the police response

Cuffed: Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis sits on the ground after being arrested in New York

Sitting against a wall in full dress uniform with his hands cuffed behind him, this is former Philadelphia police captain Ray Lewis being arrested during the Occupy Wall St protests.

The ex-cop was taking part in the demonstrations in New York when he was detained by fellow officers who put toughened plastic bands around his wrists and shoved him to the floor.

Startling footage posted on YouTube shows his uniform blending in with a dozen other officers - before they grab him and haul him away.