A policewoman was repeatedly punched in the face while a young man was being being placed under arrest, police have alleged.

Police say there approached by members of the public reporting a domestic incident at Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island at 6.30pm yesterday.

As a 19-year-old man was being placed under arrest, the female police officer was allegedly punched in the face multiple times.

The man fled the scene and was handed into police by a community member two hours later, police said.

The man has been charged with:

He has been remanded in custody to appear in Darwin Local Court tomorrow.

Separately, police responded to a report of a woman walking through traffic on the Stuart Highway in Parap at 7pm on Friday.

The woman appeared intoxicated, police allege, and was taken into protective custody.

"During this process, the woman spat in the face of a police officer," police allege.

The woman was charged with assault a member of the police force and will appear in Darwin Local Court today.

Assistant Commissioner Narelle Beer said, "This is inexcusable and shocking behaviour.

"Our members go to work every day to keep the community safe and it is unacceptable that they are assaulted, spat on or abused when doing their job.

"Assaulting police is deplorable and those who do will be held to account and presented before court".

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