Drunk man charged after assaulting two police officers in Blackpool town centre
A man assaulted two police officers in Blackpool town centre, leaving one requiring hospital treatment.
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Two police officers were threatened and assaulted as they conducted a welfare check in the town centre at around 1pm on Wednesday (July 20).
One officer required hospital treatment but was later discharged.
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Hide AdA man was subsequently arrested for being drunk and disorderly and for assaulting two police officers.
Lewis Jones, 35, of no fixed abode, from Blackpool, was later charged and bailed to appear at Blackpool Magistrates' Court on August 16.