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| Two arrested over officer crash | Two arrested over officer crash |
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| Two people have been arrested after a police officer was hit by a car driven by a man she was trying to arrest. | Two people have been arrested after a police officer was hit by a car driven by a man she was trying to arrest. |
| Det Con Catherine Corbett, 39, of Solihull, suffered head injuries in the incident in Hayes, west London, and remains critical after surgery. | |
| Firearms officers arrested a 41-year-old man in Birmingham on suspicion of attempted murder of the West Midlands Police officer. | Firearms officers arrested a 41-year-old man in Birmingham on suspicion of attempted murder of the West Midlands Police officer. |
| A woman aged 32 has also been held in London in connection with the case. | |
| Police were expected to continue questioning the man and woman on Saturday. | |
| The man, who was picked up in Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, was initially held at a police station in the city and was taken to London overnight. | |
| Det Con Corbett was trying to arrest a man when he drove off and knocked her over at 0800 GMT. | Det Con Corbett was trying to arrest a man when he drove off and knocked her over at 0800 GMT. |
| The police officer underwent surgery at Charing Cross Hospital on Friday afternoon and her family are at her bedside, West Midlands Police said. The hospital is a specialist neurosurgery centre. | The police officer underwent surgery at Charing Cross Hospital on Friday afternoon and her family are at her bedside, West Midlands Police said. The hospital is a specialist neurosurgery centre. |
| Car abandoned | Car abandoned |
| Police said the officer had been in London for the previous two days as part of a fraud investigation. | |
| She was with other officers at the Sheraton Hotel, near Heathrow Airport, when the suspect, who was accompanied by a female, drove up to the entrance. | She was with other officers at the Sheraton Hotel, near Heathrow Airport, when the suspect, who was accompanied by a female, drove up to the entrance. |
| The officers parked in front of and behind his car but he drove off, carrying two officers along on the bonnet for a short distance. | The officers parked in front of and behind his car but he drove off, carrying two officers along on the bonnet for a short distance. |
| Det Con Corbett was knocked down as a suspect drove off | |
| As he reversed, the open passenger door hit Det Con Corbett, who was in plain clothes. | As he reversed, the open passenger door hit Det Con Corbett, who was in plain clothes. |
| He then crashed into a black Ford Focus, damaging its front bumper and bonnet, as he made his escape. Detectives said they had been hunting the man for about 12 months. | He then crashed into a black Ford Focus, damaging its front bumper and bonnet, as he made his escape. Detectives said they had been hunting the man for about 12 months. |
| A woman later presented herself to officers during the day and is being questioned. | A woman later presented herself to officers during the day and is being questioned. |
| Two other officers suffered minor injuries and shock and are being treated at Hillingdon Hospital, west London. | Two other officers suffered minor injuries and shock and are being treated at Hillingdon Hospital, west London. |
| The suspect escaped in a blue Peugeot 207, which was later found abandoned in nearby Harlington Road. | The suspect escaped in a blue Peugeot 207, which was later found abandoned in nearby Harlington Road. |
| Ervis Topalli, who works at a nearby car-wash, said the car's wheels span as it sped away from the car park before it stopped and a tall, blonde woman got out and ran away. | Ervis Topalli, who works at a nearby car-wash, said the car's wheels span as it sped away from the car park before it stopped and a tall, blonde woman got out and ran away. |
| 'Very good officer' | 'Very good officer' |
| He said: "I didn't think anything of it at the time. I thought it was just a car wheel spinning. | He said: "I didn't think anything of it at the time. I thought it was just a car wheel spinning. |
| "But then I heard the noise of the brakes and the flap of the flat tyre and I wondered what was going on." | "But then I heard the noise of the brakes and the flap of the flat tyre and I wondered what was going on." |
| He said: "When she saw me she looked away and started going faster. She went off in the direction of the Ibis Hotel. I didn't see the man but police told me that he was driving." | He said: "When she saw me she looked away and started going faster. She went off in the direction of the Ibis Hotel. I didn't see the man but police told me that he was driving." |
| Det Con Corbett, who has served with the West Midlands force for 18 years, is single, has no children and is a serving member of the economic crime team. | Det Con Corbett, who has served with the West Midlands force for 18 years, is single, has no children and is a serving member of the economic crime team. |
| She received a commendation for outstanding work in 1993. | She received a commendation for outstanding work in 1993. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Cann said: "Cathy is an experienced police officer and a very good police officer. She is also a good person. | Assistant Chief Constable Gareth Cann said: "Cathy is an experienced police officer and a very good police officer. She is also a good person. |
| "She is held in high regard and is well-respected by the rest of her team." | "She is held in high regard and is well-respected by the rest of her team." |