A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for spitting at a police officer in Rotorua.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
The man spat at the officer after refusing to comply with instructions during a routine traffic stop in Fenton Street a week ago.
He was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer.
Police said spitting at officers would not be tolerated, especially due to the increased risk associated with Covid-19.
In this case, the saliva did not make contact and the officer did not have to self-isolate.
Earlier today an Auckland man was charged with attempting to infect three police officers with Covid-19 by spitting on them.
The man claimed to have Covid-19 when being arrested last month by officers who were then put into isolation while two police cars involved were decontaminated.
