A female police officer was sent to hospital after an altercation with five females in Yarrawonga yesterday afternoon, in an incident that saw the “aggressive” females allegedly surrounding the officers at one point, with pepper spray deployed and damage to a police vehicle, the NT Police said.

The incident occurred around 3:25pm, when Palmerston Social Order officers were conducting patrols “within the Yarrawonga area”. The five females approached the officers during their patrol and allegedly surrounded them.

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