A 37-year-old Christchurch woman who recently created mayhem in a Cromwell motel, returned to Central Otago and did the same thing at another accommodation business in Alexandra.

Police were called to an incident of disorder by the motel owners, after the woman started throwing things around the room.

Using the room for ‘night work’ purposes on both occasions, she was picked up by police and transported to Queenstown before trying to attack the officers.

Senior Constable Graham Perkins said they put a spit hood on the woman, but she continued to be aggressive, and a female officer from Wānaka was called in to carry out a search.

“She then started pulling out her hair and trying to get naked,” he said.

Police kept her on constant monitoring overnight before mental health services were called.

Snr Const Perkins said the woman, who had breached her bail, was meant to be residing in Dunedin.

She was charged with assaulting police, disorderly behaviour and possession of cannabis and utensils.

A Wānaka woman, who also had a warrant for arrest after failing to appear in court, bit a police officer on the hand and wrist, after opening the door to what she thought was a courier driver.

Snr Const Perkins said she also had a spit hood placed on her and was transported to Queenstown, charged with resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.

Building sites in Wānaka have been targeted by offenders on several occasions recently, but serial numbers on tools had obviously stopped anything being taken, Snr Const Perkins said.

One builder noted his business had been watched by two men during the day while workers were on site, and he promptly told them to leave.

A man who fell asleep at the wheel of his car at Shingle Creek on Wednesday, faces a careless driving charge after crashing into a bank.

Snr Const Perkins said the man had been spoken to by police at Lawrence and admitted to being tired and was planning on having a sleep.

 A 23-year-old Alexandra man has also been charged with burglary, after admitting taking $1800 worth of tyres and wheels from his former employer, after being caught on CCTV.