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Police in Newfoundland say patrol officers were assaulted Thursday by a “very irate male” wielding a block of cheese.A media release from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the incident occurred when officers responded to a disturbance at a residence in central St. John's, N.L., at around 9 p.m.The release says they encountered an angry man who then assaulted the officers with “a block of cheese.”