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A municipal police officer was very seriously injured in a hand during the arrest of a man in Valence (Drôme) on the night of Thursday to Friday. The official was bitten to the point of blood.
A simple check, a refusal to comply and a police officer injured. On the night of Thursday to Friday, the municipal police of Valence wanted to proceed to the control of two men installed in a car tells The Dauphine. Seeing the agents arrive, the driver started up again, rushing towards the police.
A chase has started. The fugitive lost control of his vehicle and embedded himself in the fence of the municipal swimming pool on rue Gaspard-Monge.
The passenger of the car was stopped, while the driver fled on foot before being caught. He then bit the hand of one of the officials, until it bloodied. The latter was assigned 42 days of total incapacity for work (ITT) at the hospital.
The two accused were taken into police custody. The driver was to be referred this Saturday to the parquet of Valence.
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