A policeman is now behind bars after he was held during a botched armed robbery of a female police sergeant's car.

The police report that the sergeant pulled up at her gate and was accosted by two armed men who demanded the keys to her vehicle.

The sergeant threw the keys on the ground and as the men tried to retrieve them she opened fire. The men returned the fire and ran leaving the keys.

The robbers attempted to escape in a waiting motorcar but were intercepted by other officers who reacted quickly to a 911 call.

The cop and his accomplice were held and taken into custody.