Mick Hopwood Police Constable Mick Hopwood was a resident of 14a Victoria Street in 2003 . Mick called at 1 Coronation Street in October 2002 to tell Ken Barlow that police forces had found his stolen car with Sarah Platt trapped in the passenger seat . In November 2002 , after visiting colleague Emma Watts at her house at 7 Coronation Street , Mick accidentally hit a drunk Janice Battersby with his car , but she suffered no major injuries . Mick later asked Janice for her number and invited her to join him for Sunday dinner with Emma and her husband Curly . Janice accepted but her ex - husband Les was horrified when he saw them together and was further upset when he discovered Mick was a policeman . In January 2003 , when Janice began a feud with her fellow factory worker Karen McDonald , Les told Mick about her throwing a pint of bitter over Karen in a bid to put him off her . Unimpressed at her behaviour , Mick told Janice that as an officer he couldn ' t be seen to be mixing with violent drunken people . Janice took this on board . On Valentine ' s Day , Mick took Janice out to a posh restaurant and asked her to move in with him , but she declined . In March 2003 , Mick agreed to move in with Janice . Les acted hostile towards Mick on several occasions , mouthing off at him and Janice . Janice was angry at Les ' s goading but Mick initially remained calm . When Les passed through a red light , Mick and Emma who were on police duty stopped him . Les accused him of harassment and continued to insult Mick . Mick eventually lost his temper and kneed him in the groin . Les retaliated by punching him in the face , causing Mick to wrestle him to the floor , kicking him several times in the ribs . Mick ' s actions angered and frustrated Emma but had no choice but to arrest Les for assaulting a police officer . Les was taken away in a police van , and Emma kept quiet despite Les ' s pleas for her to tell the truth . Mick was scared of the consequences of his lack of control . Les was held in police custody , facing an assault charge due to the statements from Mick and Emma , but was released on bail . Emma confided in Curly about not telling the truth and he was disgusted . He later made it clear to Mick what he thought of him for lying . It later transpired in May 2003 that a tramp , Dave Arden , had witnessed Mick ' s attack on Les . Dave planned to give evidence on Les ' s behalf . To make matters worse for Mick , Emma told him that she could no longer cover for him . However , she changed her mind again on the day of the court case and chose to back up Mick ' s story , and Dave ' s evidence was considered unreliable due to his past run - ins with the police himself . Les was found guilty of assault and sentenced to six months imprisonment . In August 2003 , Les was released from prison early electronically tracked with a curfew and swore revenge on Mick for getting him sent to prison . Les was thrown out the Rovers for confronting him and Mick told him that he would get him sent to prison again if he tried anything . Emma , Curly , Mick and Janice resolved to get Les evicted to stop his grudge . Les drunkenly stole a crowbar from Patrick Tussel ' s taxi and broke down Janice and Mick ' s door . As Les threatened him with the crowbar , it became clear to Janice that Mick was lying all along and that Les was sent to prison unlawfully . Mick attacked Les again but Curly arrived and made Les and Mick call a truce . In September 2003 , Mick and Janice rowed after Mick proposed to her . She told him that their relationship was over and he left .