The 22-year-old tertiary student who is alleged to have assaulted a police officer in Tavakubu Road, Lautoka has been charged with one count of serious assault.
He will appear in the Lautoka Magistrates Court today.
The man’s vehicle seized by the victim and another officer on Friday night as he was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.
It is alleged the suspect followed the victim, and when he saw the officer driving his private vehicle towards the Lautoka Police Station, he confronted him and committed the alleged offence.
Investigations into the other alleged attacks on Police officers in Nakasi and Vatuwaqa continue.
Five men in their 20s are in police custody at the Nakasi Police Station for allegedly stoning a Police Special Response Unit vehicle along Wainunu Road in Nakasi on Friday night.
The five allegedly threw stones at the vehicle while officers were on mobile patrol causing damage to the vehicle's tail gate light.
In the case in Vatuwaqa, three juveniles aged 15 years were questioned for allegedly stoning a Police officer who was walking towards the Vatuwaqa Police Post last Thursday.
Police say the 20-year-old officer was returning to the post when he was allegedly followed by some youths who swore and threw stones at him and also threw stones at the Community Post.
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