At approximately 12:30 this morning, January 1, 2010, a traffic officer working his post at 4th Ave N and Mercer St after the Seattle Center New Year’s Eve fireworks display, was assaulted by two men. According to an SPD report, the “father and son team” were first seen assaulting a Metro bus driver when the officer contacted them and they then turned their attention to him. Both suspects reportedly assaulted the traffic officer, during which time he was knocked to the ground, injuring his right knee and shoulder. At this time the suspects fled on foot. The traffic officer broadcast a detailed description of both suspects and their direction of travel, and both were apprehended (one at Mercer and Westlake, and the other at 5th Ave N and Mercer St.) Both suspects were positively identified by an independent witness and booked into King County Jail for felony assault, according to the report. The officer was transported to Harborview Medical Center.