A 33-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting a police officer in Harrogate.
It happened in Asda car park on Friday afternoon (3rd January).
Police were called to a domestic incident and located a man involved in the car park.
The suspect, who is in his 20’s, was arrested on suspicion of common assault and later released.
Whilst dealing with the suspect, a member of the public who wasn’t connected to the original incident became obstructive towards officers and assaulted a police officer.
He was arrested on suspicion of public order, resist arrest and assault an emergency worker. He was later charged with the same offences and released on bail.
The area commander for Harrogate, Superintendent Teresa Lam, said:
“Our officers deal with difficult and challenging incidents on a daily basis.
“They do so in order to protect the vulnerable, keep communities safe, respond to calls, and to prevent and detect crime.
“We don’t come to work to be assaulted. Any incident where one of our officers is threatened or assaulted is unacceptable and quite simply it will not be tolerated. “

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