Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary described the murder of Sarah Everard as a case of particular “severity and dreadfulness”. Police corruption within forces in England and Wales must be cut to the “irreducible minimum” following the case involving former Met Police Officer Wayne Couzens, a police watchdog has said. In a new report, published […] […]
A READING-based policeman has been sacked after being found guilty of misconduct and has been named on a list of disgraced former officers. PC Denim Wade was accused of ‘failing to treat colleagues with respect and courtesy’ after failing to self-isolate when required to last year. The officer came into close contact with a man […] […]
A policeman is due to face a misconduct panel over claims he took some coffee during a search in Bradford. It is alleged that West Yorkshire Police officer PC James Wright searched premises in June 2020 during which he removed a quantity of coffee which he had found. The officer is due to attend a […] […]
Alexander Murphy, 49, went “from Police Constable to tagged criminal” following his actions at a house party in Uddingston. A police officer who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl at a house party in Uddingston has been spared jail. PC Alexander Murphy was slammed by Sheriff Mungo Bovey QC after plying the teen and other underage girls […] […]
The police constable fired for gross misconduct was based in Shrewsbury and sent provocative messages to three female colleagues after giving them a training presentation, it can now be revealed. The most serious allegation James Walters faced was that he exposed himself to “PC A” and tried to push her head into his lap while […] […]
The force’s missing persons lead says it is researching how cases are handled after scrutiny over high-profile cases. More than 36,000 missing person reports were made in London last year with the “vast scale” of the problem placing significant pressure on police resources, a senior officer has said. The Metropolitan Police has come under scrutiny […] […]
For the government, it’s convenient that 19 July is known as Freedom Day. Because if we’re kidded that we’re getting our freedoms back – freedoms like going to clubs and coughing on people freely – then we might not see what they’re actually stealing from us. Bills, bills and more bills Never before have we […] […]
A former constable from West Yorkshire Police said he was “ashamed, embarrassed and disgusted” after he posted an indecent photo of himself on a swingers’ website. Andrew Bell uploaded one image to the Fab Swingers website of himself in uniform, with his warrant card, and another of his naked torso and erect penis. The 39-year-old […] […]
THE Derbyshire Police dismissed two officers after a woman suffered a head injury when the driver of a police van deliberately braked on the way to custody, reported the BBC. Police Constables were sacked without notice for gross misconduct, the report added. A misconduct panel found PC Sekhar deliberately braked after the woman, who was […] […]
eaming broadly as she faced the Prince of Wales in a gilded chamber at St James’s Palace, Cressida Dick was about to achieve another career high. A police officer of 38 years, she appeared exhilarated last Wednesday when receiving a damehood in recognition of her public service. But storm clouds routinely follow the chief of […] […]
Pc James Walters, who had been based in the operation patrol unit serving the north of the force’s area, had 10 allegations upheld against him. These included accusations he breached three standards of professional behaviour, including areas of authority, respect and courtesy; equality and diversity; and discreditable conduct. On Friday , a gross misconduct panel […] […]
A West Mercia Police officer who harassed a woman and sent a riot van to her home after she ended their affair has pleaded guilty to stalking. Stephen Green, 60, began stalking the woman last year after their affair ended. The Shrewsbury-based officer, who was married with children, embarked on a four-year affair with the […] […]
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