Brawley PD responds to vandalism, officer injured

BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The Brawley Police Department (BPD) responded to a call of someone reporting disorderly conduct and trespassing.

BPD said the incident happened on Feb. 10 at 9:45 p.m. in the area near Willard Avenue and W Street.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a 22-year-old Brawley resident and attempted to break up the situation.

However, the Brawley resident attacked one of the officers and punched him several times. Thus causing serious injuries. After this, another officer entered and arrested the resident.

Officers then took the resident into custody and paramedics took the injured officer to Pioneer Memorial Hospital for treatment. The officer was later released from the hospital in stable condition.

Meanwhile, officers booked the resident into the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office Jail for attempted murder, disorderly conduct, assault on an officer and resisting an officer.

Authorities also set his bail at $1 million.