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Geraldton police charge 40-year-old man with assaulting officer on Saturday in Mahomets Flats, seek info

Reuben CarderGeraldton Guardian
Police have charged a man with assaulting an officer.
Camera IconPolice have charged a man with assaulting an officer. Credit: WA Police/Facebook

A man who is accused of trying to punch a police officer during an incident on Brand Highway at the weekend will appear in court next month.

The 40-year-old man is said to have attempted to strike the officer through the open window of a police vehicle on Saturday afternoon.

After the incident, the man fled on foot into a laneway off Glass Crescent, Mahomets Flats.

A man was then apprehended as he made his way towards the incident location.

The 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with one count of assaulting a public officer and is due to appear in court on October 14.

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The officer was not injured.

Police want to hear from anyone who saw the incident or who may have dash cam footage from Brand Highway between 11.30am and 12.15pm.

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