Police attacked by Broome beach crowd

As reported by watoday.com.au November 8, 2014

The damage done to one of the abandoned police vehicles. Photo: WA Police

Police went to the beach after reports of people fighting and found between 100 and 150 people at the scene.

As an officer tried to arrest one man for disorderly behaviour he was attacked by the crowd. When another officer tried to help he was punched to the head.

At that point a community bus drove onto the grassed area and the officers escaped the crowd by getting onto the bus.

Two police vehicles were left on the grassed area, and the crowd then kicked and smashed the vehicles.  Windows and panels were damaged on both vehicles.

Read the perspective of a police officer in attendance.