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TWENTY POLICE OFFICERS in Northern Ireland have been injured in the past 24 hours while on duty, some of whom required medical treatment as a result, the PSNI has said.
The incidents occurred between yesterday evening and this morning.
A previous report by the PSNI showed that 58 officers had been injured in similar incidents throughout the year.
Two officers were injured as a result of a deliberate patrol vehicle ramming in the Concession Road area of Crossmaglen after a white VW Golf attempted to put the patrol car off the road. The patrol vehicle now not road worthy, and the suspect vehicle was later recovered in the Republic.
In Newry, an officer was assaulted while responding to a disturbance. The officer sustained a serious thumb injury and was kicked by the suspect who has since been charged to appear before court.
Another Newry-based officer sustained a suspected broken nose and his three colleagues were injured while responding to a domestic-related report in the Mountnorris area of South Armagh, the PSNI said.
“These officers were spat at and sustained limb injuries when attempting to effect an arrest.”
Four officers sustained minor injuries across the Craigavon area whilst responding to two separate reports.
In the Derrygonnelly area of Fermanagh, another four officers were injured after a man became aggressive while being placed into a call van.
In Derry, three officers were assaulted after stopping a man who was suspected of being involved in a previous assault.
“While being arrested he violently kicked out at the officers – injuring them to their chest, chin and lower body,” the spokesperson said.
In the north Belfast area, officers were responding to a report of an assault at licensed premises when the suspect lunged towards an officer in an attempt to head-butt him.
In west Belfast, officers were responding to a domestic-related report when an officer was struck to his chest.
Superintendent Rosie Thompson said that these attacks are “shameful and unacceptable” and added that they would be investigated “rigorously”.
“These are just some of the examples to highlight the risks our officers face every day,” she said.
“Our officers are here to help, and respond to calls assisting people, keeping them safe.
“Assaults on police are unacceptable, and must not be tolerated as simply being ‘part of the job’.”
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Twix mc gahon out on his Christmas party?
@Michael o connor: Wrong. It was the Surgeon returning to his home turf after sorting out the SF gang in Laois. That’s them Southerners sorted out – up the Ra.
@Vincent Alexander: Yes roll on a border poll and let’s leave it to the king ,thanks but no thanks ,your grand.
Dame street not up north two garda beaten one critical but best to focus on the north
@5aeex4zc: it’s already been reported on
@5aeex4zc: Not gardai, they were off duty, so just normal citizens.
@Brian Keelty: bet they’d be gardai if they did something wrong.
@Barb Dwyre: No, you are not what you do to earn a living. Off duty garda, is just a citizen.
@Brian Keelty: You are aware that there is an Act of legislation that covers them on or off duty that does not cover any other citizen?
@Barb Dwyre: They may have powers of arrest 24/7, but they are not gardai while off duty.
A Galway thug, called Ward, terrorises female workers in a Dublin chemist & is granted bail. Ole judge martin No…’s influence on his equally pointless colleagues is working. What a total waste of time for everyone involved, except of course, the thug who couldn’t find his bus ticket to get home to Galway. Such utter tripe.
@Patrice Ahern: and his band of solicitors and barristers who are making millions off these c¥nt$ on legal aid.
I hope this isn’t a news release to somehow counteract the video of a PSNI cop kicking the 16 year old while his partner has the child pinned to the floor.
Soft on crime and that’s result.
Society is getting sadder. Things weren’t this bad back in the “dark ages”.
Give them guns and let them deal with the knuckle draggers up North that way
@james rowan: We have no shortage of similar down south.
@Lewis Armstrong: they are all armed and have been since the 1960s,I find it amazing that some people in the south have absolutely no idea what goes on in the north
The North is a basket case and still, some people want the union tomorrow, if possible.
@Wolfgang Bonow: Yes, 32 country Republic. Won’t be easy but nothing truly worthwhile ever is
Too much snow in south armagh is the problem. People driven nuts with it.
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