Dewsbury assault: Yorkshire detectives appeal for information and phone footage after two officers were assaulted
Detectives are appealing for information and any phone footage after two officers were assaulted in Dewsbury.
At 12.15pm on Friday, October 30, two officers approached a man and woman on Wakefield Road, Dewsbury, to speak to them about potential road-related offences.
When attempting to arrest the man, both officers have come under attack. Further officers were called to the scene and a member of the public also intervened with both the man and the woman being arrested.
The 35-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of two offences of assaulting an emergency worker, obstructing a constable in the execution of their duty and a public order offence.
The 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit, two offences of assaulting an emergency worker and obstructing a constable in the execution of their duty.
One of the officers was taken to hospital for treatment for a broken finger and the other suffered cuts and grazes during the incident.
Detectives from Kirklees CID are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area who has footage or witnessed any part of this incident.
Information can be passed to Kirklees CID via Live Chat online or by calling 101, quoting crime reference 13260617480.