February 18, 2019 - 1089 views
North Wales Police has reiterated that it will not tolerate assaults on officers after six were attacked in separate incidents over the weekend.
All the officers sustained injuries in the incidents including one in the Abergele area.
Superintendent Neil Harrison said; “An assault of any kind should never be considered “part of the job”. Our officers are out there doing a demanding job, working hard to protect the most vulnerable and to keep people safe.
“They get good training and equipment and we seek to ensure that welfare arrangements are readily available when they become victims of an assault. These attacks leave their mark physically and mentally on the officers and in some cases their families and are totally unacceptable.
“To improve the safety of officers the force recently announced that 100 more will be Taser trained. We want is to make sure that officers are equipped to protect themselves as best they can and to feel confident out on duty on our streets. Tasers and also body worn video play an important part in this.”
Six people were arrested in relation to the weekend offences.
