A police sergeant has been spared prison after he was convicted of assaulting a 13-year-old while she was in custody. Ian Cheesman, 53, who went to school in Brighton, was found guilty of assault at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Wednesday 27 April). Cheesman, who kicked the girl but denied common assault, has since retired from […] […]
A watchdog has said some victims of domestic abuse have received an “unacceptable level of service and have continued to remain at risk” after lodging reports with Kent Police. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published inspection reports looking at the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of the force. The […] […]
West Midlands Police broke the law by locking up a man experiencing a “severe mental health crisis” for five days. The Express & Star has been told the individual was put in a cell in the Oldbury custody suite for his own safety due to delays in transferring him to mental health services. The region’s […] […]
A former police sergeant who “lost control” while dealing with an arrested woman who later died will appeal against a gross misconduct ruling. Jason Marsden was working as a custody sergeant for Lancashire Police when Kelly Hartigan-Burns, 35, was brought into a police station in Blackburn. She was put in a cell later but was […] […]
Senior Metropolitan Police officers have been criticised for publicly defending junior colleagues involved in the stop and search of two athletes. Former commissioner Dame Cressida Dick and acting Met boss Sir Stephen House have come under fire for speaking out in the weeks after the controversial stop of GB athlete Bianca Williams and her partner […] […]
Five police officers could face the sack over the stop and search of two athletes who were driving through London with their baby. Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said on Wednesday that an acting police sergeant and four police constables will all face a gross misconduct disciplinary hearing over the incident involving […] […]
A former Humberside Police community support officer (PCSO) has admitted abusing his position to have inappropriate sexual relations with women. Simon Smith, 49, pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice, at Hull Crown Court. It comes following an internal investigation into complaints that […] […]
A police officer who appeared on the Nigerian version of Big Brother without permission from her bosses has been given a final written warning. PC Khafilat Kareem was a serving Metropolitan Police officer when she applied to be on the show in 2019. A misconduct hearing ruled PC Kareem should be given the written warning […] […]
A misconduct hearing featuring serious allegations against three senior police officers is not expected to conclude until “later in the summer”. Gwent Police chief superintendent Mark Warrender is alleged to have committed gross misconduct by “inappropriate touching” while he and two senior colleagues are accused of “failing to challenge and report” alleged improper behaviour. Warrender […] […]
A report just published by the Trust found that more than three-quarters of victims were not supported by an independent stalking advocate. And only 15 per cent of victims who reported the crime to police were referred to a stalking advocate by officers. “Stalking advocates are trained specialists who provide victims with expert advice and […] […]
A former Northamptonshire Police officer has been accused of “using a work computer” to allegedly check on a new partner. Former copper Michael Clark faces a gross misconduct hearing on Thursday (April 28). According to the force, on or around November 3, 2020, Clark was on duty when he conducted a “detailed find” using the […] […]
or families of the 97 people unlawfully killed at Hillsborough it is yet another traumatic blow that the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has cleared Jonathan Goldberg QC of misconduct over his inflammatory little speeches about the disaster that he made last year. During the decades since they lost their loved ones owing to the gross […] […]
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