A police officer has been injured following an incident on the state’s North Coast.
About 1:30am today, police attended a home on Shearman Drive, Goonellabah, after receiving information a man wanted on an outstanding warrant was there.
A 28-year-old man allegedly attempted to evade police by gaining access to the roof, before falling from a gutter.
He was arrested and taken to Lismore Police Station where he was assessed by paramedics and taken to Lismore Base Hospital with a suspected broken leg. He remains in hospital under police guard.
While attempting to gain entry to the property a male officer suffered a laceration to his right arm. He was taken to Lismore Base Hospital where he is expected to undergo surgery.
A 19-year-old woman who was at the property was also arrested on outstanding warrants.
She was refused bail to appear before Lismore Local Court today.
