A wig-wearing fugitive suspected of battering a female cop in an alleyway is being hunted by cops.
Kevin King Yates sometimes wears a toupee and, other times, takes it off.
The 31-year-old and Reece Murgatroyd, 26, allegedly attacked the officer, who was punched in the face over and over again.
She was also kicked while she was on the floor.
Cops warned members of the public not to approach the pair.
The assault on the cop – who thankfully wasn’t seriously injured – took place in an alley off Reed Avenue in Great Harwood, near Blackburn, Lancs.
Her attackers then fled on foot to Queen Street before running onto Clayton Street.
It happened last Thursday (20 Mar) just after 8am.
A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: “We now suspect those individuals to be 31-years-old, Kevin King Yates, and 26-year-old, Reece Murgatroyd.
“You may also know King Yates as Damian Hard, which is a name he also sometimes uses.
“King Yates is also wanted on recall to prison, and we want to speak to him about investigations into perverting the course of justice and threats to cause damage.
“King Yates is 5ft 11 and is known to currently have a brown toupee or hair piece.
“We believe he is currently wearing the toupee, but he doesn’t always.”
They added: “King Yates has a heavily tattooed lower leg and has a sleeve tattooed on one of his arms, with the words Las Vegas on the forearm and dice.
“Murgatroyd, who we also want to speak to about an aggravated burglary, is described as 5ft 7, slim, with a Burnley Football Club badge tattoo on his right calf.
“Both men know we want to speak to them.
“We would ask if you see them that you do not approach or speak to them. Instead, call 999 as soon as possible.”
Cops also released footage of King Yates in a convenience store on Briercliffe Road, Burnley, just after the attack, as reported on Need To Know.
He got into a grey Audi Q7which was being driven by Murgatroyd.
Locals mocked King Yates’ wig, but also expressed concern for the attacked officer.
Geoff Moss said: “Toupee?
“Bet police are combing the area.”
Joe Hartley added: “Sounds like a hair raising incident to me.”
John Ellison quipped; “That syrup’s a criminal offence in itself.”
Joe Tickle echoed the Cockney rhyming slang for wig – which is syrup and fig – adding: “That syrup.”
Paul Moorhouse joked: “Hair today, gone tomorrow.”
But Barrie Hargreaves said: “Disgusting hitting a woman.”
Maya Ali added: “Hope the policewoman recovers quickly.
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