Police have arrested a man they wanted to speak to in relation to a rock throwing incident after he flagged down a passing police car thinking it was a taxi, NSW Police say.
Officers from Brisbane Water Local Area Command were called to a hotel in Carrak Road, Kincumber, about 9.20pm yesterday following reports a group of men had failing to leave the premises when asked.
A responding Traffic and Highway Patrol noticed a vehicle leaving the car park of the hotel and stopped the car for a breath test.
The driver, a 28-year-old old Gosford man, returned a positive result.
It is alleged the driver and two other men became aggressive, with police deploying OC spray, before a rock was thrown at a police officer, striking his belt. He was not injured.
A passing off-duty police officer, a security officer and a number of members of the public stopped to provide assistance to police; however, one man ran from the scene and could not be located.
A 29-year-old man from Saratoga was arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station, along with the driver of the car.
The P-plate driver allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.100. His driver’s licence was suspended on the spot. He was issued a court attendance notice for the offences of drive with mid-range PCA and resist arrest.
The other man was issued a court attendance notice for the offences of resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty and assault officer in execution of duty.
Both men are expected to appear at Gosford Local Court on Tuesday 18 October 2016.
Meanwhile, police were patrolling near the hotel about 10pm when they were flagged down by a man who mistook the police vehicle for a taxi.
The 29-year-old man, who police believe had been in a nearby waterway as he was dripping wet, was placed under arrest and taken to Gosford Police Station.
He was charged with excluded person fail to leave premises when required, resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty, throw missile at police officer executing duty, and assault officer in execution of duty.
He was refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court today.
