Man broke police officer's leg in quad bike attack
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A man who broke a police officer’s leg by ramming him with a quad bike is today behind bars. Glen Burdess was riding in a field in Mendip Close, Peterlee, on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 13, when he spotted officers nearby. He refused to stop to speak with them and instead drove directly at one of them – fracturing his tibia and fibula. The 27-year-old then fled the scene and was arrested by officers and later charged. The injured officer required significant treatment but has since...

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