Some of those in court for assault, punching, kicking and spitting on others including cops, medicos

Too often our police, medicos and security officers are subjected to assaults by people who they’re trying to help. Here is a full list of people who have attacked our first responders on the job.

Too often police, medicos and security officers are subjected to assaults by drunk or drugged up people.

Far too often drunk or drugged up people assault others including police, ambulance officers and hospital staff who are the ones trying to help the perpetrator.

Toowoomba has its share of “serious assault” offenders including Jeffrey John Williams who called police for help only to assault them when they arrived.

He assaulted the very cops he called for help

A drunken man had assaulted police who he had called to his Toowoomba home for help.

When he called police about 10pm, March 27, Jeffrey John Williams had told the operator to send more cops or he’d do something.

‘I will skull **** you’: Drunk threatens police

A Westbrook father has faced court after a night of drinking ended with violent threats against police, where he told officers “I will skull f--- you” during his arrest.

Alexander Charles Weston, 28, appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to public nuisance and obstructing a police officer.

Man who punched, bit cops narrowly avoids jail

A Toowoomba man who punched and bit a police officer and scratched another during an attempted arrest has escaped jail time.

Samuel Eric Bubeck pleaded guilty in the Toowoomba District Court on Thursday to seriously assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

Toowoomba woman attacked man with coat hanger

A woman who attacked a man with a coathanger over a cigarette has been handed a suspended jail term.

Kerri Hazel Rah Crow and her then partner John William Vote had approached a hospital worker outside Toowoomba Hospital on March 12, 2019.

Angry man spat in face and mouth of hospital security guard

A 30-YEAR-OLD man taken to Toowoomba Hospital by ambulance for treatment had become agitated with staff and spat into the face and mouth of a security guard trying to restrain him.

Dylan Conrad Price had been taken to the hospital on November 13 but had become angry and started verbally abusing staff, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard.

Drayton woman bites, kicks cops during drunken tirade

A 20-year-old woman who swore at police before kicking and biting one officer when she was arrested during a drunken tirade outside a Drayton hotel has copped a $900 fine.

Lili Ann Johnston had been drinking from a bottle of liquor when walking with others in the car park of the Downs Hotel about 5.40pm, November 13, when a police patrol pulled up wanting to speak with a male member of her group.

Drunken man cops hefty fine for swearing at police

SWEARING at police who were simply doing their job has left a 28-year-old man with a $1200 fine.

David Anthony Stoker had been drinking at a Toowoomba motel on July 1, last year, when his wife returned in their car only to be pulled over by police, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard.

Mum left 11-year-old daughter home alone then assaulted staff at shops

A mother who left her 11-year-old daughter at home alone while she went shopping caused a violent disturbance while at Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre.

The woman, who is not named so as to protect the identity of the child, her partner and her other four children had walked the 1.6km to Clifford Gardens on March 29, last year, leaving the 11-year-old girl at home because she said she didn’t want to go.

Expensive night out for man who punched pub bouncer and a window

A 25-year-old man has paid a high price for a night out at a Toowoomba pub where he punched a bouncer and then a hotel window.

Corey Francis Short had been out with friends at The Spotted Cow Hotel on the night of February 27 when he became abusive toward hotel staff.

Eventually asked to leave, he turned to a security officer saying “Let’s go outside and punch on, don’t be a **** and a coward”, Toowoomba Magistrates Court heard.