Highpoint assault: Police officer injured in reported Boxing Day incident
A POLICE officer was bashed in the head in an alleged assault while arresting a teenager for shoplifting during the busiest trading day of the year.
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A POLICE officer has allegedly been attacked by a young thug during an arrest at a Melbourne shopping centre.
It is believed the Footscray senior constable aged in his 20s was assaulted by a teenage thug while trying to arrest another youth over an alleged shoplifting incident at Highpoint Shopping Centre.
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He was struck in the head, and a large number of African youths then surrounded police officers at the scene.
Emergency services were called shortly before 5pm today.
A 16-year-old Flemington boy has been arrested for theft and is assisting police with their inquiries.
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The second youth who allegedly attacked the officer is on the run.
He is described as tall and aged in his late teens, and was wearing a white top, black bandana, white shoes and black pants.
The senior constable sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being treated by paramedics at the scene.
The centre, located in Maribyrnong, had about 130,000 shoppers come through its doors today — its biggest day of trade.
Anyone with information or who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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