A woman wanted on three outstanding warrants allegedly assaulted two police officers and crashed into a parked car and a pole while trying to escape arrest in a Port Macquarie carpark.
About 2.20pm on Friday, 30 October, an officer from the Dog Unit went to a restaurant carpark on Gordon Street and tried to speak with a 30-year-old woman wanted on multiple outstanding warrants.
Police said the woman got out of an SUV soon after the officer arrived and tried to leave the carpark.
It will be alleged that when she was told to stop, she assaulted the officer.
The woman then got back into the SUV. While trying to leave the carpark again, she collided with a parked hatchback and a pole.
A short time later, officers from Mid North Coast Police District, with help from the Raptor Squad, removed her from the car and arrested her.
Police will allege she assaulted a second officer during the arrest.
Both officers suffered minor injuries but did not need further treatment.
The woman was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital with minor injuries, before being taken to Kempsey Police Station, where she was charged with nine offences:
- assault police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm (two counts)
- hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty
- drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
- drive motor vehicle during disqualification period
- use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention
- destroy or damage property less than or equal to $2,000
- assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm.
Police will also allege the woman assaulted a 33-year-old woman in Port Macquarie on Friday, 23 October.
She was also charged over three outstanding warrants for domestic violence-related offences.
The woman was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 1 on Saturday, 31 October.
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