City resident took to the streets to express their happiness and the turning of a new year, while police had to deal with drunk and disorderly residents all throughout the night.
That was the scene in Port Moresby city in the early hours of this morning right after the clock struck 12midnight, brining in the New Year.
Waigani Police this morning reported no major incidents; however, Police Station Commander (PSC) Bill Werake said they will have to wait and see today if police may have missed anything yesterday.
PSC Werake said they did not attend to any major incidents except the stoning of police vehicles around the Morata area.
“It’s New Year and many like to celebrate with alcohol and so we let them express themselves, but we had to move in when things started to get rowdy.”
Werake said that two police vehicles were attacked by drunk pedestrians whilst his men were conducted general patrols within the suburb of Morata.
“Two of our vehicles were stoned at Morata 2, so more units were dispatched there,” he added.
Luckily no one was injured, but police had to step up manpower in the area to deter any further incidents from occurring.
Meanwhile, many police units in the city on patrols in the early hours were called up to disperse crowds and minor fights, thus resulting in many roads in the city riddled with broken bottles and debris