A woman is accused of assaulting a police officer after police responded to a suspicious person report in Simcoe.
A Crescent Boulevard resident contacted police on Wednesday after spotting a suspicious person sitting in a garden bed on the resident’s property.
Norfolk OPP responded at shortly after 6 pm
A police officer was assaulted as they attempted to detain the person at a nearby location, Norfolk OPP said in a media release.
The suspect was taken into custody.
A 40-year-old Norfolk woman has been charged with assaulting and resisting a peace officer, as well as possession of methamphetamine.
The woman was held in custody for a bail hearing.