In brief
A POLICEWOMAN was allegedly punched by a 20-year-old woman while attending a noise compliant in Warwick.
Police attended a Hope Street residence following the complaint on Thursday, when the woman became aggressive during her arrest.
Warwick Police Acting Senior Sergeant Shane Reid said an officer was punched, pinched and scratched during the incident and sustained bruising to her arms and torso.
“Fortunately the officer wasn’t badly injured. It’s a risk of any job that police go to and is more likely to happen when a attending domestic violence call-out, but in this case it was a simple noise complaint.”
Act Sen Sgt Reid said assaults on police officers occurred on average about once a fortnight in the Warwick region.
The woman was charged with public nuisance, two counts of obstructing police officers, and one count of assault to a police officer.
She will appear in Warwick Magistrates’ Court in June.
Shop ransacked
MORE than $2000 worth of cash was stolen during a break-in at a takeaway shop in Warwick.
Employees arrived at R&K Fork and Takeway in McEvoy on Thursday morning to find the store had been robbed and ransacked.
The offender or offenders are believed to have climbed a fence and forced open the store’s sliding door to gain entry.
A substantial amount of stock, the front door frame and the till were damaged during the break-in.
Cigarettes and chewing gum were also stolen. Police are continuing investigations.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
CBD gets a facelift
TENTERFIELD is a step closer to having a town square, with an overhaul of an existing park starting this week.
An upgrade to Bruxner Park in the town’s centre is expected to take 10 weeks and will include a community square, covered stage pavilion, grassed amphitheatre, fountains, outdoor entertaining facilities and bike racks.
Tenterfield Mayor Peter Petty said said business owners were advised prior to commencement of the works, with most looking forward to the new space.
