South Australian police officer injured, gun grabbed during violent alleged attack on Hindley St
Two police officers were allegedly attacked and one of their firearms almost stolen during an altercation on Hindley St in Adelaide.
South Australia Police allege the 25-year-old suspect threw a mobile phone at the officers before approaching them aggressively and throwing punches at 1am on Sunday.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Wild scenes as man involved in tussle with police.
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One of the officers suffered a cut to his head, police said.
The 25-year-old from Blake View was charged with assaulting an emergency service worker.
He was released on bail and will appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court in December.
Police Association of South Australia president Wade Burns said the two officers volunteered to be rostered on to help with the low numbers of staff working in the CBD area.
“It’s only due to the excellent work of our police members that they’ve prevented what could’ve been an absolute disaster,” Burns said.
“It’s incidents like these that cause police officers to look at alternative employment.”
Originally published on 7NEWS
