Two police officers allegedly assaulted while dealing with a disturbance in Leamington
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A Leamington man has been charged with assaulting two police officers.
Warwickshire Police said the two officers were allegedly struck as they tried to detain a man after responding to a report of a disturbance at a house in Leamington in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Hide AdA 39-year-old man from Leamington was later charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker and will appear at Coventry Magistrates’ Court on November 19.
In a separate incident in another part of the county, a man was allegedly racially abusive towards officers on Sunday evening after he had been arrested in connection with a disturbance at a property in Alcester.
The 39-year-old mam from Alcester was arrested on suspicion of assault and committing a racially aggravated public order offence.
He was later bailed while enquiries continue.