Police officers injured during arrest of two alleged carjackers west of Brisbane
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Two police officers have been taken to hospital after they were allegedly assaulted while trying to arrest a man and a woman who ditched a stolen car and attempted to steal another west of Brisbane overnight.
The couple were spotted in a car, stolen from Deagon in Brisbane on January 17, at Goodna about 10:00pm on Sunday.
A police helicopter was called in to help track the car along the Centenary Motorway at Springfield, where police said it drove onto the wrong side of the road.
About 10:45pm the vehicle stopped in a carpark on Springfield Lakes where the occupants allegedly attempted to steal another car, assaulting the owner in the process.
Police arrived at the scene and took the man and woman into custody.
During the arrest it will be alleged the man assaulted two police officers, punching a female officer in the face and violently resisting arrest by a male officer.
A female Constable was taken to Ipswich General Hospital for treatment of a suspected fractured cheek bone, while a male Senior Constable was taken to Saint Andrews Hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury and a cut to his face.
Police said no members of the public were physically injured during the incident.
A 25-year-old Belmont man has been charged with two counts of serious assault of a police officer causing bodily harm and one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted robbery with violence, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and assault police.
A 22-year-old Ipswich woman has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted robbery with violence, possessing dangerous drugs and failing to dispose of a syringe.
Both are due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court today.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, ipswich-4305
