A man and a woman have been charged after they allegedly assaulted and spat on several officers during an incident at Lake Macquarie yesterday afternoon
Just after 2 o’clock, officers attended a home at Whitebridge to speak with a 29-year-old-man, who was wanted on outstanding warrants.
Police located the man on the footpath and arrested him, allegedly locating a home-made baton concealed in his pants.
A short time later, a 27-year-old woman approached officers, who directed her to move on.
She refused, before allegedly punching a male senior constable in the face.
When a constable came to his colleague’s aid, the woman allegedly struck that officer in the head.
Police say the woman continued to resist arrest, spitting in the face of a second senior constable before kicking him in the legs.
Both the man and woman were eventually restrained and taken to Belmont Police Station.
The man was charged with three outstanding warrants, as well as possess offensive implement, resist officer in execution of duty, assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV) and contravene AVO.
He was refused bail to appear at Belmont Local Court today.
The woman was charged with carry cutting implement, assault officer in execution of duty, assault officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm and resist officer in execution of duty.
She was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Belmont Local Court later this month.
