A man has been arrested following an incident in which a police officer was allegedly spat at and kicked in Newark. Officers were called after a woman was assaulted in Byron Close shortly after 11pm on Friday, June 3.
A man then arrived and started to behave aggressively towards the officers, police said. An officer drew his Taser but it was not used. An officer was spat at and kicked before PAVA incapacitant spray was used to help arrest the man, police said.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker, common assault, using threatening behaviour, criminal damage and possession of cannabis. Inspector Kate Long, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Violence towards police officers and fellow frontline emergency service workers, who work tirelessly to protect the public, are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
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“The force’s message to those involved in this type of appalling behaviour, including both physical and verbal attacks, is that this will be treated as a crime and they can be prepared to be arrested. We have repeatedly stressed that this is not just part of the job.
"Assaults on emergency workers are treated very seriously by the courts and I can assure anyone who assaults our officers, or any other emergency workers, that we will put them in front of magistrates as soon as possible."
