A man will appear in court today after being charged with striking a police officer with his vehicle and several other traffic matters, following an incident at Campsie earlier this week.
About 3.45pm on Wednesday 29 May 2019, officers attached to Campsie Police Area Command and Bankstown Traffic & Highway Patrol were conducting duties on Beamish Street as part of Operation Towards Zero.
Officers observed a Mazda parked and unattended in a bus zone, and approached the vehicle to issue a parking infringement.
Three people entered the vehicle, with a man sitting in the driver’s seat.
As police approached to speak to the driver through the open windows, he drove away onto Beamish Street.
Officers instructed the driver to stop, but he continued to drive north in heavy traffic.
The officers ran after the vehicle following as it turned into Amy Street, and instructed the driver to stop.
The Mazda continued to move forward and repeatedly drove into the officer at low speed. At the intersection with Amy Lane the vehicle reversed and accelerated away.
The officer was not injured during the incident.
At 10.30pm on Thursday 30 May 2019 officers from Campsie PAC attended a home in Griffiths Avenue at Bankstown where a 28-year-old man was arrested.
He was taken to Bankstown Police Station where he was later charged with assault police, drive manner dangerous, disobey lawful direction by police officer, use mobile phone whilst driving and not give way at pedestrian crossing.
The man was refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today (Friday 31 May 2019).
