A Chico woman was arrested early Sunday after allegedly attacking a Chico police sergeant, tearing the badge from his uniform and using it to strike him in the face.
Caroline Bolan, 63, was arrested for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and resisting arrest by means of threats or violence, Chico Police said.
According to a news release from the police department, dispatch received a call from a resident of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of East 8th Street at 3:48 a.m. The caller said a resident was swinging a stick at other residents of the complex.
A Chico police sergeant responded. Bolin fled from him but “quickly turned and began to swing at the sergeant, attempting to punch him,” according to the news release. “Bolin was quickly taken to the ground but grabbed and tore the sergeant’s badge from the uniform. She then struck him on the face with the pointed edge of the badge.”
The sergeant sustained a laceration to his face from the assault but will make a full recovery, police said.
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