A 50-year-old man has admitted common assault and criminal damage after an incident in Castle Gresley.
A resident said they spotted five police cars and a van pull up outside a home in Castle Road following reports of an incident at around 8pm on Sunday, February 18.
Derbyshire Police confirmed the force would always send more than one car to such a report.
Martin Rees, of Castle Road, Castle Gresley, was arrested and later charged as a result.
He appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday, February 19, where he pleaded guilty to common assault and criminal damage.
He was made the subject of a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £100 compensation.
