Astonishing moment a policeman stops a press conference to arrest a man - because he was SWEARING at the officer while holding a beer

  • A police officer has stopped a press conference mid speech to arrest a man
  • The incident happened outside the Albury police station in southern NSW 
  • Detective Inspector Winston Woodward was addressing the media on Monday
  •  A man walked carrying a beer bottle walked by and shouted 'bulls**t' 

This is the bizarre moment a police officer stops his press conference mid speech to arrest an abusive man.

The strange incident happened outside the Albury police station in southern New South Wales on Monday morning.

Video shows Detective Inspector Winston Woodward addressing the media as a disheveled looking man walks past carrying a beer bottle and yells out 'bulls**t'.

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This is the bizarre moment a police officer stops his press conference mid speech to arrest an abusive man

This is the bizarre moment a police officer stops his press conference mid speech to arrest an abusive man

Detective Inspector Woodward stops the conference mid sentence and walks over to the man and makes him tip out the beverage.

The man is then grabbed by his shirt by Detective Inspector Woodward and led inside the police station.

As he is led into the station the man continues yelling out. 

A spokesperson for Albury Police told 9 News that the man was issued with a criminal infringement notice for offensive language and given an on-the-spot fine of $500. 

The strange incident happened outside the Albury police station in southern New South Wales on Monday morning

The strange incident happened outside the Albury police station in southern New South Wales on Monday morning

Detective Inspector Woodward stops the conference mid sentence and walks over to the man and makes him tip out the beverage

Detective Inspector Woodward stops the conference mid sentence and walks over to the man and makes him tip out the beverage

The man is then grabbed by his shirt by Detective Inspector Woodward and led inside the police station

The man is then grabbed by his shirt by Detective Inspector Woodward and led inside the police station