Shoplifter bites Fairfield police officer

(FOX40.COM) — The Fairfield Police Department reported that an officer was bit as a result of an altercation with a woman accused of theft.

At 7:17 p.m. on March 30, FPD responded to a retail store in the 2000 block of Cadenasso Drive following a report of a suspected shoplifter who refused to leave.

Upon arrival, police said the woman refused to obey verbal commands and when they attempted to take her into custody, she stomped on an officer’s foot and bit his finger.

The woman was arrested and booked into jail under suspicion of battery on a peace officer, trespassing, and resisting arrest. No significant injuries were reported.