Footage has emerged of the moment two police officers were kicked and heckled as they arrested a man for fighting customers at a McDonald's. Officers arrived at the restaurant in Hackney, London, at 10.40pm on Sunday after staff set off a panic alarm.The officers managed to restrain a suspect and attempted to arrest him, but were attacked by onlookers.They were surrounded by people screaming, shouting and filming the incident on mobile phones.In one part of the clip, an officer can be seen raising his arm above the suspect's head as the situation gets out of control.Before the attack on the officers, someone in the background says: "They're going to kill him".A man then launches himself at the officer, kicking him twice.Further chaos ensues as the officer is kicked by the man again while on the floor."Get the f*** off me," the PC can be heard shouting, before pointing a Taser at another man who approaches him.Both officers were later treated by paramedics - one for an ankle injury and … [Read more...] about Two police officers kicked and heckled by crowd as they arrest suspect in McDonald’s
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Police officer attacked at Essex leisure centre
A police officer was attacked at Clacton Leisure Centre Picture: GOOGLE MAPS Archant A police officer was attacked by a man at a leisure centre in Essex today. Essex Police received reports that a man was acting suspiciously at Clacton Leisure Centre, in Vista Road, before an officer attended around 11.45am. While making enquiries close to the football pitches, an officer stopped a man before being assaulted. The suspect then ran off. It is understood there were a number of people playing football at the time of the incident, and police would like to speak to those people as witnesses. Officers are also urging anyone with footage of the incident – inlcuding CCTV or dash cam – to contact Clacton CID on 101, quoting crime reference 42/119502/18. Information can also be reported by visiting www.essex.police.uk/do-it-online or calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. … [Read more...] about Police officer attacked at Essex leisure centre
Hunt for rough sleeper accused of hitting police officer with sledgehammer
News / UK by Press Association 13/08/2018, 12:52 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A police officer was hit with a sledgehammer as she tried to arrest a suspected knifeman. She and a colleague were called to Sunningfields Road, Barnet at around 9.30am on August 10 to deal with a domestic disturbance where a man was said to be armed with a knife. As the pair entered the home, they were confronted by the suspect who swung the hammer and hit the officer, who is aged in her mid-thirties. She was not seriously hurt and is recovering at home. Police said they are trying to trace rough sleeper Cayle Lynch, 24, who is often in Sunny Hill Park and Hampstead Heath. Anyone who sees him is advised not to approach Lynch but to call police on 999 and quote the reference number CAD 1981 10 AUG 18. Sign up to our Daily newsletter More from the Evening Express Police hunt man accused of sex attacks on buses Police … [Read more...] about Hunt for rough sleeper accused of hitting police officer with sledgehammer
Manhunt after female police officer attacked with a sledgehammer
A 24-year-old man is wanted by police after a female officer was attacked with a sledgehammer in Barnet. Two police officers attended reports of a man armed with a knife at a home in Sunningfields Road at 9.30am on Friday (August 10). According to police, a man "brandishing a sledgehammer" confronted the officers when they entered the property. He allegedly swung it at them and struck the female officer before fleeing the scene. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At around 9.30am on Friday, August 10 officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance involving a male armed with a knife at a residential address in Sunningfields Road, Hendon. Read More What's Happening in West London "Two officers entered the address and were confronted by a male who brandished a sledgehammer and swung it at them. "One officer was struck by the sledgehammer before the male decamped and fled." The officer was not seriously injured in the attack and is currently recovering at home. Police have … [Read more...] about Manhunt after female police officer attacked with a sledgehammer
Police Officer Pulls Gun on Driver Who Rammed Another Car Under Caution at Local Race Track
Things got more serious than usual at the NASCAR-sanctioned Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina over the weekend, where videos show a local police officer pulling a gun on a driver who hit another car under caution. Both drivers were suspended, and police said afterward they were investigating the incident. Bowman Gray, a quarter-mile asphalt oval that’s been around since 1949, is kind of like American oval racing’s unscripted version of WWE. Aside from the racing itself, drivers fight with their cars instead of their fists, wrecks turn into demolition derbies, and some people get dragged around the race track at speed while holding onto another driver’s window opening. On Saturday night, local station WGHP reports that Stadium Stock drivers Andy Spears and Blake Walker got into each other several times on track before a caution came out with both of their cars stopped near each other. Videos show Walker’s car sitting still as he gets out of it, while Spears … [Read more...] about Police Officer Pulls Gun on Driver Who Rammed Another Car Under Caution at Local Race Track