Three men were arrested in Raiwai after they allegedly threatened and threw beer bottles at police officers who were attending to a report of excessive noise early this morning.
Raiwaqa Police Station received a call after 2am regarding excessive noise at Madams Place in Raiwai whereby officers responded to the call.
After arriving at the scene, three youths allegedly threw bottles at police officers whereby back up was called and officers from other Units were deployed to the scene.
The three were arrested and taken into custody at the Raiwaqa Police Station where they are currently being questioned.
Chief Operations Officer, ACP Abdul Khan is calling on members of the public to drink responsibly and stop the attacks on Police as it can impact service delivery if an officer is injured or resources are damaged.
He says there have been a number of reports in the past week where police vehicles were stoned and officers were assaulted and the common factor in the attacks was alcohol.
ACP Khan says necessary resources and manpower will be deployed to apprehend those involved in such attacks.
