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| Reading stolen car policeman crash 'was attempted murder' | Reading stolen car policeman crash 'was attempted murder' |
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| A crash that critically injured a police officer attempting to stop a stolen car in Reading is now being treated as attempted murder. | A crash that critically injured a police officer attempting to stop a stolen car in Reading is now being treated as attempted murder. |
| Gareth Browning, 33, was on foot at the time of the crash in the Whitley area on Saturday evening when the black Mazda Aerosport hit him. | |
| Mr Browning was flown to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition. His colleague was unharmed. | Mr Browning was flown to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition. His colleague was unharmed. |
| He has been based at Loddon Valley police station in Reading since 2003. | He has been based at Loddon Valley police station in Reading since 2003. |
| The car, with registration number KB07 LBV, was stolen during a burglary in Sonning Common, just outside Reading, on 21 November. | The car, with registration number KB07 LBV, was stolen during a burglary in Sonning Common, just outside Reading, on 21 November. |
| Police are still looking for the driver who failed to stop after hitting the officer in on Lower Earley Way West. The car was later found abandoned in nearby Corrine Close. | Police are still looking for the driver who failed to stop after hitting the officer in on Lower Earley Way West. The car was later found abandoned in nearby Corrine Close. |
| Male driver | Male driver |
| Assistant Chief Constable John Campbell, of Thames Valley Police, said about 40 officers were involved in the investigation of "what we're considering now to be an attempted murder". | Assistant Chief Constable John Campbell, of Thames Valley Police, said about 40 officers were involved in the investigation of "what we're considering now to be an attempted murder". |
| "We believe at this stage that there was one occupant of the vehicle. | "We believe at this stage that there was one occupant of the vehicle. |
| "Obviously we can't be aware if people are hiding or ducking down, but there was certainly one male occupant." | "Obviously we can't be aware if people are hiding or ducking down, but there was certainly one male occupant." |
| Thames Valley Police tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of our injured." | Thames Valley Police tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of our injured." |
| He urged anyone who saw the burglary or who saw the Mazda in the Reading or Sonning Common area between 21 November and Saturday to contact police. | He urged anyone who saw the burglary or who saw the Mazda in the Reading or Sonning Common area between 21 November and Saturday to contact police. |
| The crash happened at about 17:30 GMT. | The crash happened at about 17:30 GMT. |