Police Officer Left With Head Injury After Being Hit With Brick In Blackpool

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on, Saturday, 27th August 2024, at 12:20hrs

A police officer has been taken to hospital with a significant head injury after being hit over the head with a brick in Blackpool.

In a statement released today, Lancashire Police said,

“We’re aware of a video circulating on social media of one of our officers being assaulted in Blackpool, and we wanted to give you some background.

Following our investigation into a string of robberies in Blackpool involving the use of weapons, we have arrested two men. Whilst being arrested yesterday evening (16/08) at around 7:30pm, one of the men has struck an officer with a brick on Chesterfield Road in Blackpool leaving him with a significant head injury requiring hospital treatment.

A 30 year old man of no fixed abode was arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault causing grievous bodily harm, and for prison recall. A second man, a 37 year old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of robbery. Both men are currently in custody.

Assistant Chief Constable Karen Edwards said: “Whilst working hard to keep Lancashire’s communities safe, one of our officers has been assaulted resulting in a significant head injury. Assaulting police officers is completely unacceptable and again shows the dangers that officers face every single day. Assaults on my officers will not be tolerated. I am pleased to see they have both been arrested and are now in our police cells, where they can cause no harm to our communities. The offences will be fully investigated, and he will face the courts in due course.”