A POLICE officer suffered a head injury when two men stopped in Bournemouth town centre allegedly resisted arrest.

The officer was injured after attempting stop searches of two men in Avenue Road at 12.30pm on Tuesday March 2.

One man is said to have made off from the scene with the other involved in an alleged altercation with the police officer.

One man, aged 18 and of Bournemouth, was arrested and was allegedly found to be in possession of a small quantity of a suspected class B drug. He has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker and possession of a class B drug.

Sandwich, chocolate and vodka thief among those in court

He was due to appear in court yesterday.

A 19-year-old man from Bournemouth was arrested nearby and he was allegedly found in possession of a number of wraps of suspected class A drugs and a quantity of what was believed to be cannabis as well as a quantity of cash.

He was charged with possessing class A drugs, possessing a class B drug with intent to supply and obstructing a police constable in the execution of their duty.

He is due to appear at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday March 31.