POLICE GATECRASH THE PARTY
THE ‘UNINVITED GUESTS’ WHO ENSURED THAT AT LEAST SOME SEMBLANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER WAS MAINTAINED
A HOUSE party being held inside the lockdown zone was gatecrashed - by a van full of police officers.
Wearing PPE, the officers turned up uninvited and broke up the party in South Wigston on the first night of lockdown restrictions easing in the county.
While lockdown remains in the city, the county saw greater freedoms come into place and some people took advantage of it.
On a rowdy “Super Saturday”, officers had to deal with many other incidents including fights and groups gathering in parks. A pub was closed after an assault.
Two officers travelled 200 miles in one shift as they responded to calls throughout the city and county.
The pair, from Blaby police, were called to incidents in Glenfield, Ratby, Groby, Braunstone, Hinckley, Burbage, Earl Shilton, Barlestone, Kirby Muxloe, Narborough and Enderby.
They were kept busy with fights, people breaching Covid restrictions, house parties, assaults at pubs, groups gathering in parks and antisocial behaviour.
They also arrested a driver on suspicion of drink-driving after they saw a vehicle being driven dangerously.
As the officers were finishing for the night, they spotted an ambulance parked on the hard shoulder of the M69. When they went to help, they found paramedics struggling to deal with a loutish patient. The officers intervened and the patient was taken to hospital for treatment.
The officers posted on Facebook reads: “Disappointing at some incidents tonight where Covid regulations were being breached and persons then hanging around in large groups after the pubs had closed.
Some decided to give officers verbal, but they were eventually dispersed after some clear advice and options.
“I can honestly say this has been a challenging shift for all officers on duty tonight and us all working extra hours.
“I am proud to say that I work with a great team of officers who have all worked extremely hard this evening with a demanding workload.”