Two arrested after officer seriously injured
It happened yesterday
Police have arrested two people and are asking for the public’s help, after an officers was left seriously injured in Nuneaton yesterday (Sunday 20 September).
At around 3pm, on Kingswood Road, the officer attempted to stop and speak with the occupants of a suspicious vehicle, a black BMW, when the driver made off.
The officer was left with a fractured skull and remains in hospital, in a serious condition.
An investigation was immediately opened and police have today arrested a man in his 20s, from Nuneaton, on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and a woman, in her 20s, from Nuneaton, on suspicion of possession of drugs with intent to supply and perverting the course of justice.
Both remain in custody at this time.
Detectives continue to make inquiries and have been doing door-to-door in the Kingswood Road and Salisbury Road areas.
As part of their investigation, they are asking anyone with information, dash cam, or doorbell footage, to get in touch by calling 101, or visiting www.warwickshire.police.uk/ro/report/ giving crime reference 23/42407/26.