Police car windscreen smashed by thug in Old Trafford

Police were helping an elderly man at Empress Court in Old Trafford last night (10/03/23) where he had fallen and needed assistance getting back on his feet again.

The Police then handed over the care to waiting paramedics.

On return to the police car they found some mindless thug had badly smashed the front windscreen which meant the officers could not continue protecting the community and had a wait for the car to be recovered.

One of the officers commented on Facebook: “This mindless criminal damage stop us helping victims of domestic violence, prevents us from searching for missing children or any of the hundreds of incidents involving the most vulnerable people in our community who need our help. I hope one day, if your loved one needs our help having collapsed, someone else hasn’t done something similar and we can’t respond as we should.”

If anyone has any information on who smashed the vehicle you should contact police on 101 or report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.