This is the message being issued by Sussex Police after a significant number of officers...

Published: 3:30 am December 28, 2020
Updated: 10:25 am March 8, 2026
Assaulting A Police Officer Is Completely Unacceptable And Will Not Be Tolerated

This is the message being issued by Sussex Police after a significant number of officers were assaulted on duty on Christmas Day.

Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Rayland said: “Over the past 24 hours, we’ve seen at least 16 police officers assaulted while on duty across Sussex. This is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated.

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