Man spat at taxi, jumped on bonnet: Police

A 38-year-old Geraldton man has been charged after allegedly obstructing a taxi and jumping on its bonnet in the middle of a major intersection.

Police say the man stood in the middle of the road at the intersection of Cathedral Avenue and Foreshore Drive, in the path of a taxi, yesterday about 9pm.

He allegedly prevented the taxi from driving past, leant on the bonnet and spat on the windscreen before jumping on the bonnet causing damage.

The man has been charged with disorderly behaviour in public and unlawful damage, and will appear before Geraldton Magistrate’s Court at a later date.