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Officer assaulted after Grand Bend traffic stop

A man from Grand Bend is facing criminal charges following an altercation with police early Sunday morning.

OPP officers stopped a vehicle on the Main Street in Grand Bend around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The driver was arrested on suspicion of possession of unlawful narcotics.

His passenger is alleged to have assaulted one of the officers and then fled on foot. After a short foot chase, the passenger was arrested.

He was identified as a 31-year-old from Grand Bend. Charges against him include possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and breach of probation.

The driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old Exeter man, has been charged with possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.

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