Cops tried to break up a group of people flouting lockdown laws in Hastings' central city. Photo / File
A man has been charged with assaulting police in Hastings after cops tried to break up a group of people who were flouting lockdown laws by gathering in the central city.
Hawke's Bay police now want to speak to a woman who witnessed the incident, and was allegedly threatened by
the man as she walked past.
Police were on Monday about 1pm 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 4 restrictions, they shouldn't be gathering.
One 38-year-old man in the group became "aggressive", a police spokesperson said.
The man was allegedly yelling and threatening police and a woman who was walking past before an altercation that led to his arrest.
