Watch moment police car is attacked with rocks in Kirkby
Watch the shocking moment two men attack a police car with rocks in Kirkby which left an officer injured.
Watch the shocking moment two men attack a police car with rocks in Kirkby which left an officer injured.
On Tuesday, 2 February, a Volvo estate was stopped by traffic patrols on Cherryfield Lane, Kirkby. The car initially stopped for patrols before the driver and front seat passenger jumped out of the car and threw bricks at the windscreen of the police vehicle, causing damage to the windscreen and showering the officer in glass. The Volvo made off at speed and was pursued around the Kirkby area before being lost on the M57.
Following extensive enquiries, the offenders were identified as 33-year-old Carl Foley and 22-year-old Karl Waring, both of no fixed abode. Both were arrested and charged with various offences and remanded in custody for trial.
Following guilty pleas, the men received the following sentences:
Karl Waring: sentenced to 5 years 6 months imprisonment for Affray and separate offences of Possession with intent to supply cannabis Carl Foley: sentenced to 2 years 9 months imprisonment for Affray, Dangerous Driving and Disqualified Driving
Inspector Mike McFall of Matrix Serious and Organised Crime, Roads Policing Unit said: "We welcome these sentences, which should serve as a warning to anyone else considering taking such reckless action against police. These two dangerous offenders believed in using violence to aid their escape from police, and in doing so showed complete disregard for the safety of police and towards other road users.
"Unfortunately for Waring and Foley, they only succeeded in raising their profile as a risk to the public, which resulted in a joint investigation by Sefton CID and Matrix Serious and Organised Crime unit and, ultimately, substantial terms of imprisonment."
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