A man will face court today charged with assaulting police and 20 other offences following a police operation in Sydney's west yesterday.
About 2.20pm (Tuesday 3 August 2021), detectives attached to Campsie Police Area Command were attempting to locate a man wanted for fraud and driving offences, when they attended a unit on Taylor Street, Lakemba.
During a search of the unit, police located a 33-year-old man in a bedroom, hiding under a mattress inside the bed frame.
While attempting to perform an arrest, the man allegedly headbutted a male detective senior constable, before he assaulted a male senior constable.
The man was eventually arrested and taken to Campsie Police Station where he was charged with;
- Assault officer in execution of duty
- Resist officer in execution of duty
- Use carriage service to menace/harass/offend
- Harass police officer in execution of duty w/o abh
- Enter inclosed land not presc premises w/o lawful excuse
- Drive motor vehicle during disqualification period (6 counts)
- Dishonestly obtain property by deception (10 counts)
The man was refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today (Wednesday 1 September 2021).
