Police have charged a man and a woman following an alleged evade and assault police incident in Ipswich overnight, Queensland Police say.
At around 10pm a vehicle which had allegedly been stolen from Deagon on January 17 evaded police on Alice Street in Goodna.
With the assistance of Polair police tracked the vehicle onto the Centenary Motorway at Springfield where it allegedly drove dangerously, crossing onto the wrong side of the road.
At around 10:45pm the vehicle was driven into the car park of a fast food restaurant at a shopping centre on Main Street in Springfield Lakes, where the occupants abandoned the vehicle and allegedly attempted to steal another vehicle, assaulting the owner.
As this occurred officers arrived at the scene and took the pair into custody. During the arrest it will be alleged the man assaulted two police officers, punching a female officer in the face and violently resisting arrest by a male officer.
A female Constable was transported to Ipswich General Hospital for treatment of a suspected fractured cheek bone.
A male Senior Constable was transported to St Andrews Hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury and a cut to his face.
No members of the public were physically injured during the incident.
A 25-year-old Belmont man has been charged with two counts of serious assault of a police officer causing bodily harm and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted robbery with violence, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and assault police.
He is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today, January 23.
A 22-year-old Ipswich woman has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted robbery with violence, possessing dangerous drugs and failing to dispose of a syringe.
She is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today, January 23.
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