A man has been arrested after a quad bike rammed a police car in Kensington.
Officers on patrol at around 9pm on Tuesday spotted a man pushing a quad bike with no registration plate on Butler Crescent in the area.
The man rode away on the quad bike and officers in a patrol car located the vehicle a short time later.
On seeing the police vehicle, he drove the quad bike at the vehicle in an attempt to evade officers, ramming it to the front before reversing into a parked car.
He then rammed the police car a second time, narrowly missing an officer who had left the vehicle to detain the rider.
The rider flipped the quad bike onto its side over the bonnet and he was detained at the scene. He was taken to hospital for assessment and later discharged.
A 29-year-old man from Everton was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and without insurance and acquiring/using/possessing criminal property.
He was assessed in hospital and later taken onto police custody to be interviewed.
Chief Inspector Steve Robinson said: “Thankfully no officers were hurt during the course of this incident, but the results of the suspect’s reckless actions could have been far worse.
“We will never tolerate people who put the safety of themselves and other road users at risk by driving uninsured vehicles with no licence in a dangerous manner.
“Our officers turn up to work every day knowing they could face challenging and dynamic situations. They do so willingly because they are committed to protecting the public from harm.
“But there can never be any excuse for anyone deliberately driving at officers knowing full well that their actions could cause serious injury or worse.
“Our officers were on proactive patrol to disrupt criminality and keep our communities in Liverpool safe. The last thing they should have to be dealing with is a suspect ramming their vehicle in this way and we are determined to ensure the person responsible is brought to justice.”
Anyone with information on this incident should contact Merseyside Police’s social media desk via X @MerPolCC or on Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ quoting reference 25000666955. You can also report information via their website here or call 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here.