A man has been arrested after two officers were assaulted in Carlton
Officers attended Carlton Road, Carlton, at around 9am on Thursday 27 January 2022, after receiving reports of a road traffic collision between two cars and a lorry.
Police attended the scene and were met with hostility and violence as they attempted to deal with the crash and make sure everyone was safe.
A scuffle then broke out in the middle of the street with one officer being punched to the face resulting in a nosebleed and another being hit in the face.
A 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, dangerous driving, a public order offence, driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, and two counts of assaulting a police officer.
He has now been released under investigation as enquires continue.
No one was reported to have suffered any injuries as a result of the collision.
Sergeant Jonathan Stone, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We have said time and time again that assaults on our officers will not be tolerated and the appropriate actions are taken.
“This is a prime example of our officers going to a scene of an incident and being assaulted and abused.
“Thankfully in this incident the officers have not suffered lasting injuries.
“Nottinghamshire Police treats all assaults against its officers with the utmost seriousness and will always take robust action against anyone suspected of carrying them out.”
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any CCTV footage is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting incident number 132 of 27 January 2022.
