A man has been charged after several police cars were rammed in Salford.
Daniel Cowell (12/03/1993) of Mayan Avenue, Salford has been charged with the following:
Two counts of attempted section 18 assault
Two counts of dangerous driving
Two counts of aggravated vehicle taking
Failing to stop for officers
Possession of a class B drug
He appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 19 October 2017 and was remanded into custody.
Shortly before 3.15am on Tuesday 5 September 2017, officers in an unmarked police car were patrolling Salford when they began pursuing a van, which then rammed into a patrol car.
On another occasion, on Wednesday 18 October 2017, a second police pursuit took place after several police cars were rammed and a man was arrested at the scene.