Eastern District Police are looking to identify a woman
who was a witness to an incident in Hastings
yesterday.
Police were speaking with a group of people
who had congregated on Queen Street East, Hastings in the
ASB Bank carpark and reminding them that due to the Alert
Level restrictions they shouldn’t be gathering.
One
person in the group became aggressive and was yelling and
threatening Police and a woman who was walking
past.
The 38-year-old man was arrested however Police
would like to speak to the woman who was yelled at as she
walked past.
If you were in the area of the ASB Bank
carpark at around 1pm yesterday and witnessed this incident
please contact Hastings Police on 06 873 0500 and quote file
number 200406/9616.
The arrested man was charged with
common assault and assaults police and will be appearing in
Hastings District Court
today.
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