<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An off-duty police officer was allegedly attacked by a group of teenagers on a </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/gold-coast" rel="" target="" title="Gold Coast"><span>Gold Coast</span></a><span> tram after he attempted to stop one of them verbally assaulting staff.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the 39-year-old senior constable had finished his shift and was travelling home on the tram just after midnight on Saturday, June 14 when he saw a girl verbally abusing a staff member.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When the officer identified himself and attempted to intervene, he was allegedly attacked by the girl and three teenage boys.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bali-news-hunt-continues-for-gunmen-who-killed-australian-zivan-radmanovic-and-injured-sanar-ghanim/de2eb951-4297-4704-a460-a97da936e390" target="_blank"><strong><span>Race against time to find gunmen who shot Aussies in Bali</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Suffering bruising and scratches, he left the tram at the next stop in Parkwood East to contact on-duty police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers stopped the tram at Parkwood and arrested a 15-year-old Oxenford girl, a 16-year-old Slacks Creek boy, a 17-year-old New Beith boy and a 15-year-old Yarrabilba boy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The girl has been charged with one count of serious assault police officer and will appear in Southport Children's Court on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/youth-crime-gold-coast-off-duty-police-officer-allegedly-assaulted-after-intervening-in-verbal-assault-on-tram-parkwood-queensland-news/25ef1486-e72b-460c-b99e-d9fa35429126" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the 16-year-old Slacks Creek boy and 17-year-old New Beith boy will both be dealt with under the Youth Justice Act.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage is urged to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>