Belconnen, ACT, March 1 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:

Two police officers were allegedly assaulted and one officer suffered a broken leg during two separate incidents in Canberra last night.

About 1.50am (Saturday, 1 March 2025), police were called to a disturbance in McKellar.

Officers located a man believed to have damaged property at the residence but while they were arresting him, the man allegedly became aggressive and lashed out at police, kicking one officer and causing a hand injury to another.

He was charged with two counts of assaulting a frontline community service provider, as well as resisting a territory public official and property damage.

In a second incident, about 3am, police conducting patrols i...