POLICE have been attacked with a baseball bat and glass bottles in two separate incidents in Bar Beach and Blackalls Park.
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Police Association of NSW executive member for northern region Ian Allwood issued a reminder following the Saturday evening violence that emergency service workers "aren't punching bags".
"They're people just doing their jobs," Mr Allwood said. "They're trying to keep the peace and trying to keep the community safe.
"We cop this every summer particularly when party season starts, people when asked or directed to do something by police tend to react in this way, particularly in holiday areas. It's very, very disturbing.
"It shows people the challenge of being a police officer at this time. Police go [to incidents] because the community has complained. They're not just going there because they're the party police."
A dramatic video showed a man allegedly attacking police with a baseball bat in Memorial Drive at Bar Beach about 7.30pm on Saturday.
One officer appeared to draw his gun, while others were ready with Tasers. As the alleged offender charged police with the bat, officers deployed two Tasers and a baton.
Newcastle Police Inspector Gerard Lawson said police attended the block of units after reports that a man had "allegedly forced his way into two different premises".
"He allegedly broke into one threatening harm to one of the occupants. The second scared the daylights out of the woman who lived there."
Inspector Lawson said police tried to arrest the man, but "after a struggle he armed himself with a baseball bat".
"This was an extremely violent confrontation where police had to use a number of tactical options to try to arrest the individual and protect the public.
"Police come to work every day prepared for confrontations, hoping that it never happens. But when it does happen they don't shirk their responsibility to protect the public."
A dozen police officers were involved in the arrest, including two who sustained moderate injuries.
"They've gone home fairly sore from the incident," Inspector Lawson said.
"The offender was treated at hospital but released, so he doesn't have any significant injuries either."
The Bar Beach man, 44, was charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest, affray, break and enter and assault. "We think he was affected by some substance, which hasn't been identified at this stage," Inspector Lawson said.
The man was granted conditional bail in Newcastle Court on Sunday. One condition was that he not live in the Newcastle area.
Meanwhile officers from Lake Macquarie Police District and their cars were pelted with glass bottles, rocks and other projectiles when they responded about 10pm to reports a large party in Rhodes Street, Blackalls Park, was out of control and spilling onto the street.
Acting Inspector Paul Battley said police believed a boy, 16, whose parents are away decided to host the party without adult supervision.
He said the first crew arrived to find more than 150 people on the street and called for backup when the crowd started throwing objects.
About 30 officers including from Newcastle City Police District, the Dog Unit and Operations Support Group attended.
"It was very volatile," he said.
"Numerous brawls broke out including one that resulted in a 17-year-old girl becoming unconscious."
She was in hospital in a stable condition on Sunday.
"[These were] just juveniles who were alcohol affected and didn't like to be told that their party was going to be shut down by police due to the excessive noise and the disruption to their neighbourhood."
Acting Inspector Battley said police used pepper spray and arrested five people.
He said two men, aged 19 and 23, received court attendance notices - one was in possession of a knife - and police will speak to youths aged between 15 and 17 "who may or may not be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act".
Police will allege the 23-year-old "physically interfered" while an officer was dealing with another man.
A police dog bit him on the left calf.