2. Resisting arrest. The defendant next contends that his arrest had been effected at the time the "alleged altercation" occurred, thereby he could not have been convicted of resisting arrest. We disagree. As the defendant acknowledges, his position is contrary to Commonwealth v. Ocasio, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 304, 310-311 (2008), and Commonwealth v. Katykhin, 59 Mass. App. Ct. 261, 262-264 (2003). General laws c. 268, § 32B, provides that "[a] person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he knowingly prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer, acting under color of his official authority, from effecting an arrest ... by: (1) using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the police officer or another." An arrest is not effected until the defendant is detained in the police cruiser. See Ocasio, supra at 311 ("process of 'effecting' [defendant's] arrest continued at least through the officers' placement of him in the cruiser"); Katykhin, supra at 262-263 (defendant "seized" when handcuffed, but arrest not "effected" until defendant placed in cruiser). In light of the testimony from various eyewitnesses regarding the defendant's physical altercation and extended struggle with the officer prior to being restrained within the police cruiser, as well as the use of physical force and violence against the officer, the Commonwealth met its burden under the Latimore standard. See Latimore, 378 Mass. at 676-677. See also Ocasio, supra.