An Adelaide police officer has been stabbed in the hand while making an arrest in the city's west, according to SA Police.
Patrols were called to Arnold Close in Findon just before 2am today, after reports of two men acting suspiciously, trying door handles on cars and a home.
One man sped off on a mini dirt bike but was later seen by a police dog and his handler nearby.
When the suspect was confronted, he produced a screwdriver and allegedly attacked the officer, stabbing him in the hand and trying to also stab the dog.
Back-up was called and the man was arrested.
Senior Constable Rebecca Stokes said the officer was treated by paramedics at the scene.
"We're still waiting to hear an update on how serious the injury to his hand is," she said.
The dog's stab-resistant harness prevented it from being seriously injured.
A 27-year-old Findon man was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital to be treated for dog bite wounds.
Police say the man will face charges of attempting to cause death or serious harm to a working animal, assaulting a prescribed emergency worker, resisting police and possessing an article to commit an offence when he appears in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court later on Thursday.
Concerns about crime in the area
Local residents said there had been ongoing issues in this area since residents moved into new houses built next to the large public housing block on Noblet Street.
Many of them have CCTV cameras installed, however, many did not work last night because the NBN was down.
A resident called Tahlia, who did not want her last name used, said the incident overnight was "pretty scary".
"That's very, very, very unsettling," she said after being told what happened.
"That's not good but, with everything that's been happening, it's kind of unfortunately not a surprise.
"Every week there's some people roaming around here and trying to break into cars and stuff.
"It obviously doesn't make us feel safe at all but, thankfully, it's an awesome community we've got around here with the neighbours and everything.
"We're all quite well known to each other with everything that happens."
Another resident, Matt, said there was "some unusual people in the area".
"It's actually pretty devastating to wake up to but I'm not surprised by that," he said.
"We do see some characters walking in and out of the street on bikes."
