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02/11/2007
Arrest Bid Leaves WPC 'Critical'
A female police officer is in a critical condition after being hit by a car driven by a man she was trying to arrest.
Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, from the West Midlands force, suffered head injures in the incident, in Hayes, west London.
The suspect fled - driving off in the car - knocking the officer over as he speeded away.
The Metropolitan Police is treating the incident, in Bath Road, as attempted murder.
The injured WPC - who was in plain clothes - was trying to make the arrest outside the Sheraton Hotel when she was injured, a police spokesman said.
The suspect, who was wanted in connection with a fraud inquiry conducted by the West Midlands Police force, crashed into another vehicle after hitting the officer.
He escaped in a blue Peugeot 207, which was later found abandoned is nearby Harlington Road.
(BMcC)
Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, from the West Midlands force, suffered head injures in the incident, in Hayes, west London.
The suspect fled - driving off in the car - knocking the officer over as he speeded away.
The Metropolitan Police is treating the incident, in Bath Road, as attempted murder.
The injured WPC - who was in plain clothes - was trying to make the arrest outside the Sheraton Hotel when she was injured, a police spokesman said.
The suspect, who was wanted in connection with a fraud inquiry conducted by the West Midlands Police force, crashed into another vehicle after hitting the officer.
He escaped in a blue Peugeot 207, which was later found abandoned is nearby Harlington Road.
(BMcC)
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