VOSA officer attacked
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By Chris Tindall SUFFOLK POLICE is appealing for information after a VOSA oficer was assaulted on an A14 slip road in Suffolk.
The incident occurred on the Higham eastbound slip road at about 7.40pm on Sunday 29 January. The 35-year-old female oficer was sitting in a marked car when she was verbally abused by a man before he attempted to pull her scarf around her neck. The oficer was able to deter the man by kicking him before he led. The suspect is described as white, in his late 30s, with dark centre-parted hair and a stocky build. He was wearing a dark green leece with dirty jeans and work boots. He was also wearing a metallic hooped earring in his left ear and spoke with a Suffolk accent.
A Suffolk Police spokesman says it is not known if the man was an LGV driver or not.
A VOSA spokesman says: “We can conirm that an assault on a member of staff has been reported. Anyone with any information relating to the incident should call Suffolk Police. We can’t say any more at this stage.” If you have any information, contact PC Joseph Skippen at Suffolk police on the national crime reporting number 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.