Meanwhile, one officer had to be taken to accident and emergency after a laser pen was shone in his eye and another was almost run down by a motorist who appeared to deliberately accelerate towards him during a routine road check.
In total, 165 assaults on police officers were recorded between 2012 and 2015, according to statistics released to the JEP following a
Freedom on Information request.
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