Officer injured; man charged with resist arrest - Toronto

A police officer has suffered minor injuries while arresting a man in the Lake Macquarie region.

At around 1.40am this morning (Monday 29 April 2019), officers attended a home on Shelley Street, Toronto, following reports of a domestic violence incident.

Police arrested a 22-year-old man at the scene before it's alleged he broke free and fled on foot.

A male officer then pursued on foot before attempting to restrain him.

The man managed to break free, before returning to the scene a short time later where he was placed under arrest without incident.

During the earlier altercation, the senior constable suffered a laceration to his right forearm.

He was taken to John Hunter Hospital by road ambulance for treatment and has since been released.

The 22-year-old man was charged with breach AVO, use carriage service to menace/harass/offend and resist arrest.

He was refused bail to appear at Toronto Local Court today (Monday 29 April 2019).

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