It was a tough night for Victoria cops after two officers were assaulted in separate incidents.
The first occurred at 10 p.m. Thursday when officers were called to the 800-block of Wharf Street for a young woman camping illegally.
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Police say when two officers offered her a ride to a shelter or where camping is legal, she attacked and assaulted one of them.
She was arrested and officers weren’t hurt.
The second incident happened at 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 1200-block of Douglas Street when officers intervened in a fight.
A young woman involved in the altercation assaulted an officer who was injured and later treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Other officers arrived and arrested the woman and several charges are now pending.
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