Anger as 'mindless' vandal smashes police car windscreen as officers help pensioner injured in fall

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Police have hit out after a 'mindless' thug smashed a patrol car window while officers were helping an elderly man injured in a fall.

The vandalism took place at Empress Court in Old Trafford on Friday night. It meant the car had to be taken off patrol and prevented the officer from attending other incidents.

In message on Facebook Trafford police expressed their anger at the incident. It read: "When they handed the care of the male to our colleagues from the ambulance service, returning to their car they discovered some kind soul had smashed the windscreen. READ MORE: Two teenagers stabbed before boy arrested - stop-and-search powers have been beefed up in neighbourhood "This prevented the officers attending other incidents where members of the public also needed their help until the vehicle was recovered.

This mindless criminal damage stop us helping victims of domestic violence, prevents us from searching for missing children or any of the hundreds of incidents involving the most vulnerable people in our community who need our help. "I hope one day, if your loved one needs our help having collapsed, someone else hasn’t done something similar and we can’t respond as we should." Read more of today's top stories here. READ NEXT: Hundreds of homes and new community centre at old Manchester City stadium site Abandoned city centre canal office left derelict for decades set to become flats Bus operators stepping in to save services set to be axed announced How Manchester council will spend your money next year as budget is approved GMP officer sent sex worker 'very explicit' message about prices while on duty