Police have charged a man after a police officer was allegedly assaulted in Broadmeadows yesterday.
Officer responded to multiple reports of criminal damage at a licensed premises on Matthews Avenue in Airport West about 10am.
It is alleged a man attended the venue and punched multiple gaming machines before fleeing.
The man allegedly attended another licensed premises on Mickleham Road in Gladstone Park, where he allegedly damaged a gaming screen, before fleeing on foot about 10.40am.
It is alleged that the same man was seen outside the Broadmeadows Police Station, smashing the windscreen of a marked police vehicle about 11.45am.
The man allegedly fled on foot before officers arrested him nearby a short time later.
It is alleged that the man punched an officer in the face during the arrest.
The officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at the scene.
A 37-year-old Gladstone Park man was charged with assault related offences.
He was remanded to appear before Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court today.
