Police have expressed concern at the recent incident where an officer was attacked by a suspect in a robbery in Lautoka.

Assistant Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said this shows that the public is now turning on the people that are supposed to protect them.

This is after four masked, armed men stormed into a residence and managed to flee with $4 000 worth of assorted machinery and then attempted to rob a business director but were unsuccessful as police response was fast.

The youths chased the 2 police officers with pinch bars and cane knives and in the process one of the officers sustained some injuries.

The four are still at large and police are seeking help from the members of the public in locating them.