Hens peck at police in Humpty Doo dignity testNorthern Territory police officers have had a narrow escape from being hen-pecked in a serious case of mistaken identity.
The officers were called to respond to a disturbance at the Humpty Doo Tavern in Darwin's rural area late last night.
When they arrived all was quiet.
But when they checked the nearby Humpty Doo Hotel, they were met by a group of women celebrating a hens' night.
The women mistook the officers for strippers.
Northern watch commander Louise Jorgenson says the police were given a warm welcome by the group of women, some of whom had travelled from Airlie Beach in Queensland for the party.
"The girls were in fine form," she said.
"They were most excited about the police presence."
"There were various shouts about how the strippers had arrived."