Man arrested after making threats towards off-duty police officer

About 2.30pm on Monday 19 October, an off-duty police officer was at a supermarket in Renmark when he was approached by a man who threatened and verbally assaulted him before leaving the store.

The off-duty member was not physically injured.

The 31-year-old Renmark man was located on Murtho Street later that evening and arrested. He was charged with aggravated threats to cause harm and aggravated assault of a prescribed emergency worker.

He was refused police bail and will appear in the Berri Magistrates Court.

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