A police disciplinary panel has ruled a former Northamptonshire special constable would have been sacked for logging into a confidential database while off duty. Ross Dykes admitted using police computer systems to carry out a detailed search for a ‘non-policing purpose’ on Christmas Eve 2020. He later lied to detectives when quizzed about why he […] […]
A police officer whose unmarked BMW police car struck and killed a pensioner will not face criminal charges. The officer will now face an internal disciplinary hearing in relation to the ‘manner of his driving’ it has been confirmed. Leslie Wakefield, 80, was hit by the BMW as he crossed Warrington Road in Warrington at […] […]
A Surrey Police officer previously commended for “outstanding victim care” will face a misconduct hearing this week for alleged inappropriate contact with a vulnerable female victim of crime. PC Kuldip Bhart is accused of gross misconduct after allegedly communicating with the victim on his police phone for no police purpose and sending personal messages which […] […]
A police officer accused of having sex with a colleague at work is to face a misconduct panel later this month, the force has said. Also, it has been alleged that the officer, a detective constable, engaged in “inappropriate sexual text conversations” with the woman while they were both on duty in February last year. […] […]
A FURIOUS judge has demanded a written explanation over why it took three years to bring a child sex abuse case to court. Judge Jeremy Jenkins wants answers over the “disgraceful” handling of the case of Scott Edwards. The 39-year-old defendant, of Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood, was caught with more than 1,000 child abuse images, Cardiff Crown Court […] […]
It comes after a freedom of information request which showed a dozen cases had been investigated in the region, including an allegation of grooming and a case involving a porn website. Two people have been fired by West Mercia Police for inappropriate use of social media in the last three years, and investigations have involved […] […]
The Met Police has once again caused a wave of controversy this week after they Tweeted a video of officers stopping members of the public for a random drug swab. They also carried out full body searches and on-the-spot interviews. “Taskforce officers were out recently doing drug swabs in Shoreditch as part of a wider […] […]
Police investigating the suspected murder of a man in a flat have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The man, aged in his 30s, was found by officers in George Street, Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday afternoon. Hampshire Constabulary said officers had previously been at the home on the […] […]
Four Lives viewers have expressed their shock at the actions of the police as depicted in the BBC drama. The three-part drama, based on real events, focuses on the evil actions of serial killer Stephen Port, who claimed the life of his first victim, Anthony Walgate from Hull, before going on to murder three more […] […]
An inquest has found that police failings probably contributed to deaths at the hands of the serial killer. The victims’ families speak out Anthony Walgate was a young man who liked to dream big. Even as a schoolboy in Hull he had ambitions to start his own clothing label, to get rich and famous, and […] […]
A Cleveland Police officer is set to be face a gross misconduct probe – months after the initial hearing was scrapped. Inspector Mark Doherty is alleged to have passed on confidential information. Investigators also claim he submitted an “altered” document during a different gross misconduct hearing, which included information about a member of the public […] […]
A grieving mum has been left devastated after it emerged a police officer took selfies at the crime scene where her son, 16, had been stabbed to death. Ryan Connolly, of Merseyside Police, has been sacked after taking pictures of vulnerable people on his personal phone while on duty. He faced a gross misconduct hearing […] […]
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