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This was the moment arsonist, Martin Foley, spat in the face of a police officer as he was being rescued from a burning roof.

Arsonist spits in officer's face as he's rescued from burning roof

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Watch: Police officer tackles knifeman - suffers two-inch slash wound

Police officer wrestles and disarms knifeman.

Watch: Dramatic moment police officer wrestles and disarms knifeman

Man wrestles police officer to the ground and strangles him.

Watch: Man wrestles police officer to the ground and strangles him

Maredudd Francis has been jailed for four years after he led officers on a high-speed pursuit along the M56 and was found to have over £320,000 worth of class A and B drugs in his Wrexham home.

Drug-dealing rugby player crashes BMW after 140mph police chase

Watch: Police officer killed by HGV as she helped motorists in crash

Watch the moment a knife-wielding thug threatens to kill a police officer.

Caught on camera: Knife-wielding thug threatens to kill police officer

Drug dealer jumps on officer using chainsaw in daring escape attempt

Driver jailed after deliberately running over student

CCTV shows driver deliberately plough into student outside club

Cop tackles masked e-bike rider and finds loaded gun

Video shows masked e-bike rider with loaded gun get tackled by police
This is the incredible moment when a police officer tackled an e-bike rider as he raced away – before finding a loaded gun in his backpack.
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Thug rams police officer off his bike during high-speed pursuit.

Watch: Thug rams police officer off his bike during high-speed pursuit

Frith Zerfahs, 44. A mum who wore make-up to "cover up" her birthmark for 20 years says having kids helped her "love" her difference as she didn't want to "hide" from them.

I stopped wearing make-up...I don't want to hide from my kids

Luke Mills, 44, was almost three times over the legal limit for drink-driving when he crashed into a wall.

Car crashes and overturns...driver gives shocking response to police

A video captured an attack by dog in Dagnam Crescent, Arbourthorne. Picture: South Yorkshire Police

Watch: Man is attacked by two dogs - leaving him and girl, 14, injured

A North Yorkshire police officer has shared five common myths about spiking

North Yorkshire Police officer shares five common myths about spiking

Luke Moran later pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

Watch: Man attacks police van leaving officer trapped inside

At one point his distraught colleagues thought PC Ashley Aspinall might die at the scene

"I thought I was going to die": Cop relives brutal attack in video

An off-duty response officer, PC Rishi Thobhani, has described how he jumped into action and chased down a shoplifter - despite being threatened with a large kitchen knife.

Watch: Off-duty police officer takes down knife-wielding shoplifter

Ian Chowles, 44, pleaded guilty to attempted theft from a vehicle after police caught him in the act.

Watch: 'It was smashed already'- Would-be car thief caught in the act

This is the shocking moment a prolific shoplifter barged over two elderly woman after stealing frozen lamb from Iceland.

Watch: 'Shameless' meat thief barges elderly shoppers as he flees shop

Staffing and workload contributing to lack of trust in police as officers report more attacks from public

Watch: Officers are being attacked as trust in police at all-time low

Adrian Johnson, 44, was caught after his illegal motorbike stalled during a police chase. Johnson, of Nottingham, was jailed for two years and five months at the city’s crown court on March 18 2024.

Video shows arrest of off-road motorcyclist after bike stalls

PC Luke Kerruish helped to catch serial shoplifter Liam Clarke after the off-duty cop was in the same discount store the Clarke was attempting to raid. (Credit: Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS)

Watch: Serial shoplifter caught by off-duty cop

Humberside Police campaign encourages volunteer to join Special Constabulary

A West Yorkshire Police officer has lost his job after a man complained his head was stamped on during an arrest.

Breaking Police officer who stamped on man’s head during arrest sacked

Hannah Byrne, 22, was found dead with a head injury by a member of the public on Friday (September 1) in Carfu, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea.

Policewoman, 22, found dead with head injury

Sergeant Graham Saville, 46, was struck last Thursday (August 24) and passed away with his family at his bedside five days later.

Hero cop who died saving man on railway tracks had just been promoted
Colleagues revealed the popular dad-of-two had just been promoted shortly before the tragedy.
Sophie Wills

Graham Saville: Nottinghamshire Police officer hit by train while saving distressed man dies in hospital

Breaking Police officer struck by train while saving man dies in hospital

A Nottinghamshire police officer has been seriously injured after being hit by a train while saving a distressed man.

Breaking Police officer ‘seriously injured’ after being hit by train

Watch: British driver ‘almost kills’ police officer after ramming car in high-speed chase

Watch: Driver ‘almost kills’ police officer in high-speed chase

Coronation Street star to leave soap 26 years after debut

Criminal investigation launched into Met Police officer after woman struck by vehicle escorting Duchess dies

Breaking Investigation launched after woman hit by Met police vehicle dies

Unsealed FBI documents reveal IRA plot to kill the Queen

Breaking IRA plot to kill Queen in San Francisco in 1983 revealed by FBI

UK Police officer dismissed for ‘gross misconduct’ after giving friends a lift with emergency lights on

Breaking Police officer sacked after giving friends a lift with blue lights on

Met Police officer who pretended to be on duty to get backstage access is sacked (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Met Police officer sacked for lying to get backstage pass

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Police officers Taser boy, 11, after knife stand-off in South Ayrshire

Mangled car left dangling over canal as passenger makes great escape into water

Breaking Car left dangling over canal as passenger escapes into water

Police are investigating

Breaking Police officer charged with rape while on duty

PC Sharon Beshenivsky was killed while on duty in Bradford in 2005. Picture: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire

Man extradited from Pakistan charged with murder of PC in 2005

Caroline Flack (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Caroline Flack’s mother rejects Met Police apology for daughter’s case

Forensic officers from Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at the sports complex in the Killyclogher Road area of Omagh

Fourth person arrested in connection with Northern Ireland shooting

The Gold: How to watch BBC One series based on historic Brink’s-Mat robbery - cast including Hugh Bonneville

The Gold - BBC One series based on Brink’s-Mat robbery

Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood

Penny Lancaster hopes ‘Happy Valley’ inspires women to join police

Several people ‘injured’ by knifeman in attack at Gare Du Nord, Paris
Six people are injured following an attack by a man with a knife at the busy Gare Du Nord railway station in Paris
Sophie Wills

PC Patrick Casey had joined North Yorkshire Police less than a year ago

Biker, 29, who died in Sherburn crash was serving North Yorkshire Police officer

Undated family handout file photo of Sarah Everard (PA)

Met Police officer pleads guilty to murdering Sarah Everard

The Met has already faced criticism for the way in which officers handled a vigil to Sarah in London (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

A Met Police officer was removed from Sarah Everard case over 'inappropriate gra...

Scotland Yard is facing an investigation by the police watchdog regarding its handling of an allegation of indecent exposure against the officer suspected of murdering Sarah Everard (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Met Police faces watchdog probe over indecent exposure allegation against suspec...

The serving Metropolitan Police officer who had been detained in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard has now been arrested on suspicion of murder (Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Police officer connected to Sarah Everard's disappearance arrested on suspicion ...

The man arrestedis a serving Met Police officer (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Serving police officer arrested in connection with Sarah Everard disappearance -...

Police officer goes viral after his own dashcam films him falling over motorway ...

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North Yorkshire Police officer wins national RSPCA award

'Aky' on a charity bike ride a few years ago.

Police officer organises charity bike ride from Scarborough to Leeds in memory o...

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Disqualified drink driver with no insurance arrested by Scarborough Police

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