Arrests - Assault workers - Coconut Grove

Key points

• Two women have been arrested after a disturbance at a shopping centre in Coconut Grove, police say. Emergency services received numerous calls around 2:20pm about the incident.
• The incident is understood to have begun when a 38-year-old woman was asked to leave after previously being issued a trespass notice. She allegedly spat at and slapped a security guard, while a 43-year-old woman allegedly assaulted another security guard and the centre's cleaner.
• Both women continued to behave disorderly before police arrived and arrested them. They are expected to face various charges.