It happened around 4 a.m. as the officers confronted a man who allegedly broke into some cars in an apartment complex parking lot off White Pine Drive.
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Authorities said the suspect was inside a vehicle when they arrived and the officers tried to take him into custody a struggle ensued. One officer was cut on his face, while the other suffered a sprained shoulder.
Both officers were treated at the hospital and later released.
The suspect, 17-year-old Dexter Pride, was arrested at the scene and charged with three counts of felony breaking and entering to a motor vehicle, three counts of larceny and two counts of felony assault on a law enforcement officer.
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