State Police arrested a 19-year-old in Pollena Trocchia after he allegedly struck an officer and tried to flee during a check, according to Il Mattino.
The incident began in via Garibaldi when officers stopped two people travelling on a scooter, according to Cronache della Campania. The driver rode away while the passenger fled on foot, and officers caught the 19-year-old in viale Italia after a foot pursuit, according to Ottopagine.
Officers reported finding about 6 grams of hashish on the young man, according to Positano News. A later search of his home found a knuckle-duster and about 4 more grams of hashish, according to Il Mattino.
The reported charges are resistance and injury to a public official, alongside an administrative sanction for possessing drugs for personal use. The 19-year-old has not been publicly named, and there is no word yet on the officer's condition or any court decision following the arrest.
