Graffiti vandal allegedly bites police officer during arrest near Adelaide school

Police have charged a man who was allegedly caught vandalising an Adelaide school and then resisted arrest by biting an officer.

The incident was one of several across Adelaide that kept police busy on New Year’s Eve.

Patrols were called to Mitcham Girls High School on Belair Road just after midnight, where they spotted several graffiti tags, a truck and a person fleeing the scene.

“The man ran from the school but was quickly detained and resisted police officers trying to arrest him, and allegedly bit one of them on the forearm,” Senior…