Officer cleared of attack on innocent man’s car

A police officer who sawed and smashed his way through a suspect’s windscreen with a knife was yesterday cleared of common assault and damaging property.

Joshua Savage, 28, was accused of attacking Leon Fontana’s Ford Fiesta with a baton before cutting the glass with a non-police issue lock knife on Sept 16 2016.

Police mistakenly thought the driver was a violent drug dealer called TJ Dixon. Despite his acquittal at Southwark Crown Court, Pc Savage still has to satisfy the Independent Office for Police Complaints that he is fit to serve as an officer.