Rugby man allegedly racially abused police officer after he was arrested for reportedly swearing at 999 call handlers
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A Rugby man allegedly racially abused a police officer after he was arrested for reportedly swearing at 999 call handlers.
This was just one of three incidents last night (Thursday) where Warwickshire Police officers were allegedly racially abused and spat at
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Hide AdA Warwickshire Police spokesperson said: "It was a challenging night for officers in our custody blocks."
The Rugby man is reported to have racially abused an officer while transporting a man to Nuneaton custody block.
The 58-year-old man had been arrested after it was alleged he swore at call handlers in our control room.
He was later charged with committing racially aggravated intentional harassment and persistently making use of the public communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety.
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Hide AdHe will appear at Coventry Magistrates’ Court today (Friday).
In another incident last night, two officers at Leamington custody block two officers were allegedly racially abused by a man who had been arrested on suspicion of assault, committing a public order offence and criminal damage.
The 29-year-old man from Leamington was further arrested on suspicion of committing a racially aggravate public order offence.
His is currently in custody.
And in a further incident on the same night, an officer was allegedly spat at while a suspect was being booked in at the Nuneaton custody block.
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Hide AdThe 26-year-old man from Nuneaton had been arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in Heath End Road, Nuneaton shortly before. He was also arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. His is currently in custody.