GLASGOW city centre’s top cop has said his officers are more determined to get out and protect the public in the aftermath of the attempted murder of two cops.
Chief Inspector Brian Gibson said that Sunday’s incident has concerned his officers but it won’t prevent them from protecting the people of Glasgow.
He said: “It brings home the reality of that’s the challenges of being a police officer.
“Their feelings go out to the officers concerned but they are absolutely not put off in any way to stop being police officers.
“If anything they are more determined to go out there and ensure we protecting everyone, and individuals like that cannot injure police officers or members of public.”
Police are still investigating the incident which happened in Knightswood’s Banner Drive at around 11.15pm.
Police constables Deborah Lawson and Robert Fitzsimmons were deliberately knocked down while responding to a call on the street.
Deborah, 30, was left with multiple broken bones when the blue Nissan Quashqai car hit her and reversed back over her.
Robert, 31, was also injured in the attack but managed to free his partner from under the car’s wheels before he collapsed.
Both officers remain in hospital and Deborah was initially treated in the Intensive Care Unit but was later moved out.
Extensive enquiries are underway with detectives conducting door-to-door enquiries and checking CCTV footage for additional detail.
The incident is being treated as attempted murder and Chief Inspector Gibson admits, although he is not involved with the case, that his officers are happy with how the enquiry is progressing.
He said: “There is a great pride already started to show within the officers. It has become clear that the enquiry is progressing well.
“Already within the office we know that there is a lot of work being done from the high stand of forensic examination that we are capable of doing right through to the enquiry that is progressing well.”
He also said that the feedback from the public has boasted morale among the officers who are dealing with the shock of Sunday’s incident.
He said: “I have had that feedback from the community as well. I was at workshop earlier on this week with our partners
“In the opening remarks, given that I was sitting in uniform, the chair who opened the event made reference to the incident and everybody there said how upset and concerned they were for the officers.
“I think we sometimes we don’t see that enough from our public, we don’t expect it and I am not asking for the public to do it.
“But sometimes we forget that there is a huge level of public support out there for the police.
“It’s heart warming and it gives you that great pride in this organisation which we are part of.”
He added: “We are all part of the community, we are members of the public doing a role the public require us to do and we will continue to do that.”
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