Two police officers were injured over the weekend as a result of a deliberate patrol vehicle ramming in the Concession Road area of Crossmaglen.
A white VW Golf attempted to put the patrol car off the road. One of the injured officers has been involved in five prior police vehicle ramming's. These 2 officers along with 18 other PSNI officers were injured over a 24-hour period in Northern Ireland over the weekend.
This latest report comes after the Police Service revealed a total of 58 police officers have been injured as a result of similar incidents this year. Both officers in the Crossmaglen ramming were left extremely shaken by what happened and were unable to remain on duty. The patrol vehicle is now not road worthy - and the suspect vehicle has since been recovered across the border in the Republic with enquiries continuing.
An officer is also being treated for a serious thumb injury after being assaulted while responding to a disturbance in the Newry area. He was also 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. In the Derrygonnelly area of Fermanagh, four officers were injured after a man became aggressive while being placed into a call van.
The PSNI said they will investigate these shameful and unacceptable attacks rigorously. These are just some of the examples to highlight the risks our officers face every day. They said that assaults on police are unacceptable, and must not be tolerated as simply being 'part of the job'.
