Woman arrested in Hucknall on suspicion of criminal damage and assaulting a police officer

A woman remains in custody after an incident in Hucknall overnight where a police officer was reportedly assaulted.

Officers attended reports of an argument between a man and a woman. As they were speaking to a woman in Albert Street at around 4.50am this morning (Saturday 25 September 2021), it is reported that the handle of a police car door was broken and an officer was spat at.

A 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and assaulting a police officer.

Acting Sergeant David Nicholson, of Nottinghamshire Police's Prisoner Handling Team, said: "Officers work tirelessly to respond quickly to reports and keep the public safe.

"It is appalling to hear reports of officers facing such behaviour and it is not part of the job for officers to expect this response when they're simply trying to help.

"Reports of assaults on emergency workers are taken very seriously and when we receive allegations of this happening we will investigate thoroughly."

The incident follows two unrelated reports of assaults on police officers that happened in Hucknall last month. One involved a teenage girl who was arrested on suspicion of assaults on multiple officers whilst the other, following a disturbance, left an officer with a cut to the eye .