PSNI officer injured in struggle during arrest inn Belfast
A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer after an incident near Boucher Road in south Belfast.
The officer suffered a thumb injury that needed hospital treatment after an arrest operation on Wildflower Way shortly before 22:50 BST on Friday.However, he tried to close the door on one of them and then began to struggle with officers. He was detained on suspicion of assault on police, possession of a Class B controlled drug and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
"Assaults on our officers are unacceptable, and must not be tolerated as simply being 'part of the job'," a police spokesperson said.
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