Watch This "Do you want me to headbutt you?" Shocking video shows moment police are pinned to ground by uninsured driver By The Newsroom Published 24th Aug 2024, 12:43 BST Updated 25th Aug 2024, 05:00 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now This video More videos Police bodycam footage shows the moment officers are punched and pinned to ground after pulling an uninsured driver over. Police have said that on average, there are 24 assaults against police officers and staff per month in Warwickshire.
The video shows the impact of one such assault, which took place against two officers from the Nuneaton Safer Neighbourhood Team on a late-night shift earlier this year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Read More CCTV shows thief approaching his victim moments after he'd stole his Rolex watch "I can see your legs": Bodycam footage shows moment police find man hiding in loft after taking part in riots Dramatic CCTV shows moment police tackle brazen thief seconds after he snatches phone from victim’s pocket Keep up with the latest new videos with the Shots! Newsletter. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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The assault took place after the officers pulled a driver over for speeding on a country road. Police punched and pinned to ground after pulling driver over. | Warwickshire Police On May 2, 2024, Anthony Wilde, aged 34 of Stratford Avenue in Atherstone, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, driving without insurance, and failing to provide a specimen for a breathalyser test on request.
Warwickshire Police said assaults on officers have real physical and psychological impacts on the officers they happen to, which can lead to sickness absences as officers recover. It adds that “this has a knock-on effect of making them unavailable to protect the public over this time, as well as having profound impacts on the families and friends of the officers involved.” Deputy Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith said: “Police officers are people, first and foremost – they are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters; they have family members and friends who care for them and worry about them.
Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad “Violence against officers is not acceptable for the same reasons that violence against anyone else is not acceptable. It is not just part of the job. “Thank you to the officers who were interviewed for this video for coming forward to tell their story – a story that too many of our officers can relate to on a personal level – so that the public we serve can hear it too.
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