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A Hamilton TV reporter who spoke out after dealing with misogynistic heckling twice last week was once again harassed on the job on Friday, but this time — in front of a police station — things ended a little differently.

In a report that aired on CHCH, reporter Britt Dixon is shown interviewing an officer outside Hamilton Police Central Station when a voice off-camera yells, “F–k her right in the p–y.”

“Wow,” Dixon said in the clip. “Again. In front of a police officer.” Tweet This

The recording later cuts to the officer leading a suspect towards the station.

“Can I ask why you would say that?” the reporter said, to which the man replied that people in the United States say it.

“Well, it’s not funny,” the officer said.

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Here is the video from today. Police arrested and charged this man with causing a disturbance after police witnessed this during an interview. CHCH reporter harassed again, police lay charges – https://t.co/GkQ8oHXy6L — Britt Dixon (@BrittDixonmedia) November 25, 2017

Fawaz Abu Hamad, a 23-year-old Maryland resident, was arrested and charged with causing a disturbance, Hamilton police said.

He has since been released from custody and is set to appear in court on Dec. 4.

READ MORE: Mohawk College apologizes after TV reporter sexually harassed on campus

Last week, Mohawk College president Ron McKerlie said he had personally apologized to Dixon after she heard “FHRITP” twice while speaking with students on campus.

Dixon described the incidents in a series of tweets, saying a male student yelled the phrase while she was conducting an interview. She said there was another “FHRITP” incident just before she was to go live on air.

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“Twice in one day,” she said on The Scott Thompson Show on AM 900 CHML on Friday. “It’s not the first time it’s happened to me, I’m sure it won’t be the last, but I’ve just got to a point where, you know, I was sick of it.”

LISTEN: CHCH reporter Britt Dixon joins The Scott Thompson Show

The widespread phenomenon of bystanders yelling “FHRITP” at female TV reporters reportedly originated from a 2014 news-report style video that was later debunked as a hoax.

READ MORE: Calgary man charged for shouting FHRITP at female reporter

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It’s not the first time police in Canada have gotten involved after one of these incidents.

Earlier this year in St. John’s, N.L., a man was charged with causing a disturbance after allegedly yelling the lewd phrase from a truck while a local reporter was conducting an interview, the Canadian Press reported.

In 2015, a man in Calgary — who also allegedly hurled the slur from a truck — was charged with “stunting,” an offence under the province’s Traffic Safety Act.

With all of the sexual harassment complaints and the close attention being paid right now I am sad to say I was interviewing students at a college today & a male student yelled FHRITP behind me in the middle of an interview — Britt Dixon (@BrittDixonTV) November 21, 2017

An update to yesterday’s #FHRITP incidents… this is STILL happening and all too often unfortunately… speaking up and speaking out is important. I hope this makes others think twice next time #metoo https://t.co/WCjTodUJsn — Britt Dixon (@BrittDixonTV) November 22, 2017