A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a police officer in Newquay. Devon and Cornwall police said officers were called to Trevenson Road at 10.20am on Friday after reports of a “male behaving aggressively”. While at the scene, an officer was assaulted and sustained “a number of burns to his arms and legs”. A police spokesman said the officer’s injuries were severe but not believed to be life-threatening. “He has been taken to Treliske hospital by air ambulance and his next of kin have been informed,” he said. Several emergency services vehicles attended the scene near Newquay Tretherras school. The incident is not believed to be related to the school. Emergency services remain at the scene. The home secretary, Priti Patel, tweeted: “A truly appalling and unacceptable incident. My thoughts are with this brave officer and his loved ones at this time.” Ch Supt Ian Drummond-Smith, police commander for Cornwall, tweeted: “Very serious incident. My thoughts with our officer.” Speaking to reporters at the scene, Drummond-Smith said police had been called to assist bailiffs who were carrying out an eviction on private land. He said an officer, aged 51 and a British army veteran, had sustained “significant injuries” from fire during the incident. He commended police officers who “turned up in great numbers from all around the county, very quickly”, saying that “without a doubt, some of their actions saved the injured officer’s life”. “The injured officer is a Newquay officer. He’s a very well-known and very well-respected officer from the town,” he said. “He has sustained significant injury but I am pleased to say it’s not life-threatening. He is conscious, he is sat up in his hospital bed and he’s talking to us on the telephone. He is in good spirits.”