A BOY aged 14 was under arrest last night over the attempted murder of five armed cops
littlemisslinkz said
11:58 03/14 2008
A BOY aged 14 was under arrest last night over the attempted murder of five armed cops rammed by a car.
One gun cop on foot miraculously survived after being run over and a colleague was flung over the bonnet of a stolen black Honda Civic.
The Honda then deliberately drove at three more armed Trojan unit officers getting out of a car.
Two youngsters in the car were arrested as they tried to escape.
One of them was zapped with a Taser gun.
But a Met firearms unit source said: "They are both very lucky they weren't shot."
Both youths under arrest are known to police.
The source said: "One of them is only 14 and the other is also a juvenile."
Roving Trojan armed units from the Met's CO19 firearms unit were called to flats in Yelverton Road, Battersea, South West London, at 1am this morning after neighbours reported seeing youths outside brandishing guns.
The first two officers to arrive on the scene spotted two people inside the Honda and approached them on foot.
As they got to within a few feet of the car it began revving loudly and then drove straight at them.
One of the cops was knocked to the ground and the wheels of the car drove over his arm and leg. He survived with heavy bruising.
The other went flying across the bonnet and also suffered heavy bruising.
As the cops lay injured on the ground, the stolen car roared round the corner into Gwynne Road where another armed response vehicle had just parked up.
A Met spokesman said : "The officers were still getting out of the car when the Honda drove into their vehicle.
"It was parked next to a stationary vehicle. One of the officers was standing between that car and an open door from the police car.
"He was very lucky not to be killed because the impact of the crash shunted the open door into the car it was parked next to."
Three officers next to the car hit by the Honda suffered minor injuries.
The Honda came to a stop and the two youngsters inside tried to escape on foot.
One of them was then plugged with a 50,000 volt electric shock from a Taser gun and the other was tackled by cops and restrained.
The Met spokesman said: "The two youths were arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of police officers, which is a specific charge, and theft of a motor vehicle.
"It was extremely fortunate that nobody was killed in this incident."
One gun cop on foot miraculously survived after being run over and a colleague was flung over the bonnet of a stolen black Honda Civic.
The Honda then deliberately drove at three more armed Trojan unit officers getting out of a car.
Two youngsters in the car were arrested as they tried to escape.
One of them was zapped with a Taser gun.
But a Met firearms unit source said: "They are both very lucky they weren't shot."
Both youths under arrest are known to police.
The source said: "One of them is only 14 and the other is also a juvenile."
Roving Trojan armed units from the Met's CO19 firearms unit were called to flats in Yelverton Road, Battersea, South West London, at 1am this morning after neighbours reported seeing youths outside brandishing guns.
The first two officers to arrive on the scene spotted two people inside the Honda and approached them on foot.
As they got to within a few feet of the car it began revving loudly and then drove straight at them.
One of the cops was knocked to the ground and the wheels of the car drove over his arm and leg. He survived with heavy bruising.
The other went flying across the bonnet and also suffered heavy bruising.
As the cops lay injured on the ground, the stolen car roared round the corner into Gwynne Road where another armed response vehicle had just parked up.
A Met spokesman said : "The officers were still getting out of the car when the Honda drove into their vehicle.
"It was parked next to a stationary vehicle. One of the officers was standing between that car and an open door from the police car.
"He was very lucky not to be killed because the impact of the crash shunted the open door into the car it was parked next to."
Three officers next to the car hit by the Honda suffered minor injuries.
The Honda came to a stop and the two youngsters inside tried to escape on foot.
One of them was then plugged with a 50,000 volt electric shock from a Taser gun and the other was tackled by cops and restrained.
The Met spokesman said: "The two youths were arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of police officers, which is a specific charge, and theft of a motor vehicle.
"It was extremely fortunate that nobody was killed in this incident."