Moment banned driver ploughs into three police cars and nearly runs over officers in escape bid - before pleading for them not to hit him during arrest

Daily Mail​

22-04-2025

A banned drive rammed into three police vehicles and came within inches of mowing down an officer as he attempted to flee the scene.
Dramatic bodycam footage captured prolific offender Shaheeb Hussain behind the wheel of a VW Scirocco as he tried to evade capture by West Midlands Police in a chaotic pursuit through the streets of Birmingham.
The 28-year-old was spotted by officers asleep in the parked car on Montpellier Street at around 9.30am on October 5 last year.
Members of the force's Guardian Taskforce – set up to tackle serious youth violence – had approached the vehicle after noticing that tape had been used to obscure the number plate.
But as they moved in, Hussain suddenly jolted awake and reversed at speed in a reckless bid to escape, heading towards Moseley Road.
Despite officers drawing Tasers and another patrol car blocking the road, Hussain refused to stop – even forcing one officer to leap out of the way to avoid being run down.
Footage shows a female officer bravely smashing the driver's side window with a baton as Hussain accelerated directly at her colleagues.
He then drove off at high speed, crashing into three police vehicles and another car belonging to a member of the public, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
Body-worn video shows armed officers descending on the smashed Scirocco and dragging Hussain out onto the tarmac.
One officer can be heard shouting: 'Get the hell out of the vehicle now!'
Hussain replies: 'Don't hit me like this mate.'
Another officer, stunned at the carnage caused, tells him: 'Look what you've done. Look at the damage you've done.'
Looking around at the wreckage, Hussain sheepishly mutters: 'Stupid, stupid innit?'
Officers later discovered Hussain was already banned from driving until March 2027.
A search of the vehicle uncovered two sets of pliers, a pair of scissors, multiple false registration plates, and a foil-lined bag.
Three police officers were injured in the incident. One required hospital treatment, while the other two sustained less serious injuries.
A search of the vehicle uncovered two sets of pliers, a pair of scissors, multiple false registration plates, and a foil-lined bag
Hussain went on to admit dangerous driving, going equipped for theft, and a string of other motoring offences.
He was jailed for 22 weeks at Birmingham Crown Court last Thursday and hit with an additional five-year driving ban.
Chief Inspector Colin Gallier, from West Midlands Police, said: 'This was absolutely appalling driving from a man who appeared to want to stop at nothing to get away.
'Shaheeb has an extensive history of vehicle crime, and the fake number plates and pliers in his car at the time suggest he was out committing crime at the time our officers became suspicious of him.
'It's pure luck that no one was more seriously injured in this and I commend the bravery of the officers who contained him and stopped him from getting away and causing more harm to the community.'