‘Officers are working harder than ever’: Police car's tyre slashed as cops attended Sheffield incident

Vandals have been condemned for slashing a police car tyre while officers were dealing with an incident.
By Claire Lewis
Published 27th Mar 2020, 14:01 BST
Updated 27th Mar 2020, 14:01 BST
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The vehicle was parked on Hazlebarrow Road, Jordanthorpe, just after 6pm yesterday while response officers dealt with an incident.

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On returning to the van, they discovered that a front tyre had been slashed.

A tyre on a police van was deliberately slashed on the Jordanthorpe estate, Sheffield, last nightA tyre on a police van was deliberately slashed on the Jordanthorpe estate, Sheffield, last night
A tyre on a police van was deliberately slashed on the Jordanthorpe estate, Sheffield, last night

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Superintendent Cherie Buttle said: “Our officers are working harder than ever to carry out their duties and keep the public safe and this is completely unacceptable behaviour.

“Frontline officers were attending an incident when their vehicle was targeted by vandals, it meant we had to deploy extra resources which is unnecessary and a waste of officer time.

“It is reported that two unknown men were in the area on an electric powered bike at the time, if you know who these men are or have any information about what happened, please do contact us.”

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Call 101 and quote crime reference number 14/54859/20.