<\/b>Two men have been charged over an alleged alcohol-related assault and offensive behaviour in Newcastle last night.<\/p>\n
About 7.30pm (Sunday 15 November 2015), police from Newcastle City Local Area Command were called to a licensed premises on Kendrick Street, The Junction, following reports a security officer had been assaulted.<\/p>\n
Police were told the men were asked to leave the licensed premises due to their level of intoxication, to which they refused.<\/p>\n
The pair was escorted from the hotel by security and as they left, it is alleged they assaulted a security guard.<\/p>\n
After leaving the location, the pair walked down Glebe Road and one of the men allegedly exposed himself to a group of people who were dining at a nearby restaurant.<\/p>\n
On arrival, officers located two men allegedly yelling and swearing, as they attempted to entice passersby to fight.<\/p>\n
The men \u2013 aged 21 and 29 \u2013 allegedly challenged police but were arrested without incident and taken to Newcastle Police Station.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Queensland man was charged with fail to quit, assault, wilful and obscene exposure in\/near public place, and offensive behaviour.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Merewether man was charged with assault and offensive behaviour.<\/p>\n
Both men have been granted strict conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 10 December 2015.<\/p>\n
Inquiries are continuing.<\/p>\n
Newcastle City Local Area Commander, Superintendent John Gralton, said local police would continue the approach of \u2018consequence policing\u2019 to alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have zero tolerance policy to alcohol-fuelled assaults in Newcastle and it\u2019s a simple concept \u2013 if you play up, you\u2019re going to be locked up,\u201d Supt Gralton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll officers are tasked to ensure the safety of our community and there are consequences for people who are behaving badly.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticularly as we approach the busy summer season, our message is clear: It is not okay to come into town, drink to excess and punch on. If you misbehave in Newcastle, be prepared to face the consequences,\u201d Supt Gralton said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two men have been charged over an alleged alcohol-related assault and offensive behaviour in Newcastle last night. About 7.30pm (Sunday 15 November 2015), police from Newcastle City Local Area Command were called to a licensed premises on Kendrick Street, The Junction, following reports a security officer had been assaulted. Police were told the men were … Continue reading “Two men charged following alcohol-fuelled violence – Newcastle”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radio16","category-tcrn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.onradio.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}