A 40-year police force veteran is unlikely to forget his retirement day in a hurry with a man accused of driving his ute at officers and ramming the local station.
Donny Hobbs, 67, allegedly aimed his vehicle at officers, fled when they tried to stop him and ploughed through the front door of Mudgee Police Station, in NSW's central west, after a pursuit on Friday afternoon.
A bail court heard Hobbs held animosity towards Detective Senior Constable Scott Whale and had attended the station earlier that day before a publicised retirement ceremony.
Police prosecutor Simon Steward alleged in court Hobbs was asked to leave, to which he replied: "I'll be back when I drive through the place."
He is then accused of driving at officers and fleeing when they tried to arrest him in the town's CBD, before crashing through the station's door.
