A woman who allegedly refused a police breath test has been charged after being arrested while attempting to pick up a young girl from a school in the Port Stephens area.
\nAbout 3.20pm yesterday (Wednesday 10 June 2020), a 60-year-old woman driving a Peugeot attended a school in the Port Stephens area to collect a nine-year-old girl who is known to her.
\nIt\u2019s alleged she hit bushes and small trees when parking, before exiting the vehicle to meet the girl.
\nSchool staff noticed the woman and attempted to stop her from driving away.
\nIt\u2019s further alleged she became aggressive and verbally abusive towards staff and police were called.
\nOfficers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended and requested the woman undergo a breath test.
\nWhen she allegedly refused, the woman was arrested and while being placed in the police vehicle, she kicked out towards a male senior constable. He was not injured.
\nThe woman was taken to Nelson Bay Police Station, where she refused to submit to a further breath analysis.
\nShe was charged with harass\/intimidate school staff member attending school, refuse or fail to submit to breath analysis and assault police.
\nThe Nelson Bay woman was granted conditional bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 31 August 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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