Police Officer Injured When Car Reversed Into Him During Stop

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 15th November 2024, at 12:30hrs

The officer was taken to hospital for treatment confirm West Yorkshire Police

Police in Calderdale are appealing for witnesses after an on-duty police officer was injured by a vehicle on Vegal Crescent, Ovenden. 

Shortly before 12pm on Thursday, 7 November, a suspicious vehicle travelling down Ovenden Way in the direction of Lee Mount was sighted by officers. 

The officers followed the vehicle, a black Mercedes A180 onto Vegal Crescent, where it came to a stop. The officer exited the police vehicle and approached the Mercedes on foot to speak with the driver. 

When the officer approached the vehicle to conduct further enquiries, the driver reversed the vehicle, injuring the officer before leaving the scene. 

The police officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

The vehicle travelled onto Nursery Lane, onto Keighley Road and Shay Lane before being abandoned on Moorside Gardens around 12.15pm. 

Following enquiries, two males, aged 16 and 19 were arrested. Both have been bailed pending further enquiries. 

Detectives are continuing with enquiries and are appealing to the public to come forward with any information, including CCTV or dashcam footage of the vehicle before, during or after the incident or any information regarding the driver of the vehicle. 

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Claire Smith of Calderdale District Police said: 

“This was clearly a dangerous incident where an officer, doing their job, ended up injured and taken to hospital.

“I would like to thank the local community for the support and assistance with our enquiries this far as we continue to investigate and to those who came to the officer’s aid at the time of the incident last week. 

“We are particularly interested in any CCTV or dash cam footage of the black Mercedes, prior to travelling down Ovenden Way and then following the incident on Nursery Lane, Shay Lane or Moorside Gardens. 

“Anyone with information, who hasn’t yet spoken to police, is asked to get in touch via Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 13240607385.” 

Information can also be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.