A sneaky swig from a bottle out of a bag at a Dunedin bar led to two arrests and a police officer being assaulted.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said a group of people were drinking at a bar in the Octagon, including a woman who was caught taking drinks from a bottle in her bag just after midnight yesterday morning.
The woman was kicked out of the establishment and she then went to confront a group of people she believed had dobbed her in for the surreptitious drinking.
The group stole the woman’s bag and ran off down Princes St, where police located them.
A 32-year-old man advanced on an officer, trying to punch him in the face and grab his groin.
He was arrested for disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence, assault of a police officer, resisting arresting arrest and speaking threateningly.
He is now due to appear in court on July 14 to face the charges from that incident.
A 32-year-old female from the group was also arrested because she had a warrant for her arrest.
■ A molotov cocktail was thrown at a Dunedin home on Sunday afternoon after a man and woman had an argument.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to a Bernard St address about 5pm after an argument between the a man and a woman.
One of the parties involved threw a molotov cocktail into the driveway after the squabble.
Police were making inquiries into who the people were, as they had already left when officers arrived.
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