Man to appear in court after driving BMW at PSNI officers during parade in Fintona, Co Tyrone
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He is due to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday 17th June. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
The man was charged following a report that police officers were performing traffic duties at a parade in the Tattymoyle Road area of Fintona on Saturday 15th June when the driver of a black BMW car ignored instructions from officers and swerved the car towards them.
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Hide AdAnd an officer was forced to jump out of the way of the car while another officer successfully deployed a stinger device to puncture its tyres.
The car drove off but was located a short distance away along the Tattymoyle Road, where a man matching the description of the driver, was located hiding in a hedge by officers from Air Support Unit, who provided support to officers on the ground.