Drunk men allegedly attack police and cop car in Alice Springs Police investigate a fire; end up being attacked Several police cars damaged with logs and rocks Police needed tasers and batons to control group POLICE in Alice Springs were called to investigate a fire last night. When they arrived on the scene they found three "highly intoxicated" men and a woman. And things... got a little messy. According to a statement the men - 54, 44 and 25 - and the 30-year-old woman - engaged in a violent and destructive struggle with police. The melee led to the destruction of several cop cars, with logs and rocks, while the 54-year-old armed himself with a box-cutters. In return, the police resorted to Tasers and batons to get the group under control. "While Officers were taking those men into protective custody, they began to violently struggle with Police," the statement read. At this time, other persons around the vicinity allegedly became verbally abusive towards Police and allegedly armed themselves with rocks and began to throw them at Police, forcing Officers to release the 44-year-old from their control. This man allegedly opened the caged Police vehicle and released the original persons. That's police speak for: things got real. Allegedly.