Two people have been arrested after a police vehicle was rammed by a stolen car in Enniskillen.
According to police, the car was stolen from Cootehill in Co Cavan.
Police on patrol as part of Operation Season's Greetings spotted a silver Ford Fiesta on the Cornagrade Road in Enniskillen shortly before 1am this morning.
Upon being signalled to stop, the driver of the car made off from police at speed, attempting to drive up a grass verge. When unable to get away, the driver then rammed his vehicle into the police car injuring the officer inside.
Two of the occupants of the car, a man and a woman, ran from the vehicle however another man, 22, and a 25 year old woman were arrested at the scene.
Checks with colleagues in An Garda Síochána revealed the Fiesta had been stolen in County Cavan earlier the previous evening.
The pair who ran from the stolen car are still sought by police. The male is described as in his 20s, approximately 6' tall and wearing dark clothing with what is believed to either be a white hood or a white marking on the hood. The female suspect also appeared to be in her 20s with blonde hair and was wearing a black coat and blue jeans.
The officer who was driving the police vehicle when it was rammed sustained injuries to his neck and back but remained on duty.
District Commander Pete Cunningham said: "The deliberate ramming of police vehicles constitutes a serious and continuing threat to our frontline operational capability and to the safety and wellbeing of our local officers.
There must be a lot more awareness of, and praise for, the invaluable and often dangerous work police officers are doing in communities, and zero tolerance for those who use vehicles to attack them for simply doing their job and keeping people safe."
Police are appealing for anyone with information or who may have captured any dashcam, doorbell or any other footage in the Cornagrade Road area to please get in touch by calling 101, or via our website at http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
Or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/
