The public in Lae have been commended for their general behaviour during the two-day Morobe Show that just ended on Sunday.
Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr said it has always been challenging for police to ensure order during the annual event but this year was well handled by the police operations executed by his men and women.
He said while police were deployed in and outside the showground, there was order inside despite public frustrations of gaining entry because those under the influence of liquor were refused entry.
A two-day liquor ban was imposed yet many frustrated showgoers denied entry into the show grounds were drunkards
Wagambie Jnr also reported that two women were mobbed and stripped off their clothing by a group of men but were quickly rescued by police.
“The two were not raped,” Wagambie Jnr said and as for the suspects they escaped into the crowd.
Wagambie Jnr said apart from maintaining order at the show, the city reported a quiet weekend with no major incidents.