Cleveland Police officers hurt after 'confrontation' in South Bank
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The officers were assaulted on South Bank's Bevanlee Road, suffering minor injuries
Two police officers were taken to hospital after being confronted by an "aggressive" group as they investigated an attempted burglary on Teesside.
Cleveland Police said the pair had detained a man in Uvedale Road, South Bank, at about 13:00 BST on Wednesday.
They were then confronted on adjoining Bevanlee Road by people "encouraging the suspect to be violent".
A 30-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.
A force spokesperson said the officers suffered minor injuries.
A police radio taken by one of the group during the incident was found a short time later covered in dog faeces, they added.
Two other men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of public order offences and have been issued with penalty notices.
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