Man arrested after brick thrown through police car window in Mansfield

An officer had just returned to their vehicle at around 4.30am this morning in Poppy Court, Mansfield, after attending a separate matter.

As the officer began to drive away, a brick was thrown through the rear window.

Police acted quickly to arrest a 32-year-old man moments later on suspicion of criminal damage.

Inspector Simon Riley, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our officers are dedicated to serving and protecting the public.

“To throw a brick through the window of a police car is not only disrespectful, but incredibly dangerous.

“It could have caused serious injury to an officer or a member of the public had the brick caused the driver to crash.

“Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident and we are now working to establish what happened.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident can contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 94 of 17 October 2020.