A Manhattan woman was arrested Monday afternoon following a report of battery on a law enforcement officer.

Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 4:46 p.m. Dec. 1 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. A 38-year-old female officer was listed as the victim after a 41-year-old woman allegedly battered her.

Police arrested 41-year-old Mahbooba Babrakzai on a charge of battery on a law enforcement officer.

Babrakzai was issued a total bond of $15,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report.

She was previously arrested in 2022 for allegedly starting a fire at a duplex at 903 Thurston Street.

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a vehicle burglary reported Monday morning in Manhattan.

Officers filed the report around 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1 in the 900 block of Bertrand Street. A 21-year-old man and Torgeson Electric Co. were listed as the victims after an unknown suspect stole miscellaneous power tools, hand tools and clothing from a vehicle. The total loss is estimated at $2,349.

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