PC who smashed through car windscreen cleared

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PC who smashed through car windscreen cleared

PC Joshua Savage had been accused of attacking car in footage which went viral online.

PC Joshua Savage in the clip

Date - 30th July 2018
By - Press Association

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A police officer who sawed and smashed his way through a suspect's windscreen with a knife has been cleared of common assault and damaging property. Joshua Savage, 28, was accused of attacking Leon Fontana's Ford Fiesta with a baton before...

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