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and disorderly and assaulting an emergency worker at York Magistrates Court, but failed to show up for two sentencing hearings. When he did last week, he got a 12-week suspended sentence with 100 hours of community service and £150 in fines. Sergeant James Finch said: “Glover’s treatment of one of my officers was quite frankly disgusting.”
Police Federation chairman John Apter said ensuring justice for police victims of violence remains one of its top priorities.
MOJ figures show last year 1,215 of the 12,602 people convicted of assaulting police officers were jailed, and the average prison term was two months.
A total of 5,266 walked free having been fined an average of £173. Another 3,217 kept their freedom after accepting a community punishment, while a further 1,695 got a conditional discharge – which means they receive no punishment as long as they keep out of trouble for a specified time.
An additional 1,739 people who attacked officers accepted a caution – meaning they receive no penalty and did not even have to go before a court.
David Spencer, of the Centre for Crime Prevention, said: “We would advocate a mandatory jail sentence for anyone convicted of assault on a police officer and a sliding scale of punishments for repeat offenders.”
The West Mercia force has seen a seven per cent increase in incidents where the victim was an officer or staff member.
Almost 900 emergency workers were attacked in South Wales in the past year. Chief Constable Matt Jukes, said: “Nobody comes to work to be punched, kicked, spat at, bitten, or threatened, and yet in too many cases this is exactly what happens.”
A Home Office spokeswoman said: “Being attacked should never be part of the job for our courageous police.we have supported the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act, which means individuals who attack officers face double jail time.”
AN HEIRESS to a £310million property fortune sobbed as she admitted kicking a police officer in the groin and spitting at another in a drunken rage.
Chloe Pidgley, 26, granddaughter of Berkeley Homes foundertony Pidgley, left one officer temporarily blinded during the attack outside her west London home.
However, despite having a previous conviction for assaulting an officer, she was not sent to jail.
Officers had attended her address in March amid fears she was self-harming after ex-boyfriend Antonio Henry was jailed for 21 months three days earlier for a savage assault on her.
Pidgley flipped and kicked PC Jake Harris in the groin, then spat in the face of PC Calum Jackson.the saliva went into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.
Pidgley admitted two counts of assaulting an emergency worker at Hendon Magistrates Court last week and was given a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work.
The court was told she had previous convictions for shoplifting, being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a police officer. Her father is thought to be worth £310million. Both Chloe and model sister, Chantelle, reportedly received a “coming of age” sum of £1million each.