An OPP officer on patrol near Fergus was injured last night.
The officer was patrolling Highway 6 between 2nd and 4th Line of Centre Wellington Township.
Around 9:15 he pulled the fully-marked vehicle over to the shoulder and activated the rear flashing lights. As he got out of the vehicle, he was struck in the face with a snow scraper.
The officer suffered facial injuries and was treated in hospital and later released. Police found a black plastic snow scraper at the scene, but there is no description of a vehicle or suspect.
Wellington County OPP is asking anyone who may have seen the police cruiser and the officer along Highway 6 between the 2nd and 4th Line of Centre Wellington around 9:15 last night to give them a call.
Snow scraper found near scene believed by police to have been used to strike an officer.(Photo courtesy of OPP)
