From the Huffington Post 31/03/13:
A petrol station owner who phoned police when he thought he was being burgled is being sued by one of the attending officers because she tripped on a kerb.
Steve Jones called police last August when the alarm protecting his garage forecourt went off around midnight.
PC Kelly Jones, 33, answered the call during which she tripped on a six-inch kerb.
The garage owner told the Mirror: "I thought nothing of it, other than she must have been a bit embarrassed – and I helped her up."
The officer claims she injured her wrist and leg in the fall […] but was able to continue the search of the premises.
PC Jones is now suing him for thousands of pounds for "unnecessary risk of injury" as she was not warned about the kerb and it was insufficiently lit.
Quite right too. Curbs can be hazardous.
In other news, one of Ms Jones’ colleagues is suing the local council, seeking damages for pain and suffering after they stubbed their toe on a step when chasing after a suspect.
After all, if a Tesco delivery driver can go A over T and sue the property owner, why not a copper?
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