Police saw the man returning while they were attending an unrelated incident. Photo: Oliver Jacques.
A 48-year-old man allegedly returned to the same pub from which police officers came to remove him two hours after his arrest.
At about 12:15 am on Sunday morning (26 October), the man was asked by staff on multiple occasions to leave the Griffith licensed premises due to his level of intoxication.
The man refused to leave the front section of the Area Hotel.
Police attended a short time later and spoke to the man. Officers will allege the man’s speech was slurred and that he smelled of liquor. He was also very argumentative towards police.
The man was asked multiple times to leave the location. However, he did not comply with these instructions and was arrested. The man was taken to Griffith Police Station, where he was issued with an infringement notice for failing to leave a licensed premises. He was then released.
At about 2 am the same night, officers attended the same licensed premises regarding an unrelated incident.
At some point, police were out the front of the Area Hotel, when they saw the 48-year-old man from earlier re-enter the vicinity of the same licensed premises.
Police approached the man and arrested him.
The man was again taken to Griffith Police Station and placed in custody. After a period of sobering up, the man was issued another infringement notice and released.
