Police officers honoured for Hayes arrest

TWO police officers who were confronted by a violent man wielding a knife in a Hayes alleyway were commended for their teamwork in arresting him.

PC's Chris Hayward and Richard King attended a call at North Hyde Road, Hayes, and found a woman cowering in an alleyway and her boyfriend behaving agitatedly, holding a knife to his own throat.

He threatened the officers that if they came any closer to him he would seriously hurt himself, but they were able to overpower him by using two canisters of CS Gas to force him to release the knife.

PC Chris Hayward, said: "There was a lot going on at once and we wanted to ensure the female was alright, we both had to use our CS spray, which we'd only done before in training.

"I'm just glad that it was a safe result and nobody was hurt despite it being a dangerous situation.

"Our job is challenging but rewarding, it is an honour to receive these awards."

They received the award on Monday (8/12) at the Borough Commander's Awards ceremony held at Stockley Park.