Essex

The aftermath of police misconduct incidents involving the likes of Wayne Couzens and David Carrick has led to a renewed focus on the actions of those trusted to keep UK residents safe. It is no different in Essex, where Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has vowed to root out anyone breaching the standards he sets. Over […] […]

In the aftermath of horrific incidents of police misconduct nationally such as Wayne Couzens’ abduction and murder of Sarah Everard, even more focus has been put on the actions of police officers across the UK, including in Essex.Over the past 12 months, there have been many misconduct hearings involving officers who work for either Essex […] […]

These are the injuries Mr Josh Pallace suffered at the hands of Essex police after they arrested him in his own home. There is little […]

A former Essex Police Inspector who allegedly sexually touched a colleague and sent inappropriate emails has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the hearing ruled Jonathan McLeod – who was based in Basildon – would have been dismissed without notice had he not resigned […] […]

An independent review into how police handled the case of a 33-year-old – who died after reporting being poisoned – has identified additional mistakes. Emma Fraser, from Sudbury, suffered severe head injuries after coming out of a second-floor window in Halstead, Essex, on June 28 last year. Essex Police, which investigated the incident, apologised earlier […] […]

A conduct panel has found that a former Essex police officer cheated on his policing exams and sent an inappropriate message to fellow officers. Former Pc Mohammed Khan was found to have committed two counts of gross misconduct, having fallen below the force’s high expectations in honesty and integrity, authority, respect and courtesy and committed […] […]

He was accused of sending inappropriate and unwanted messages to women he did not know on Instagram while off duty An Essex Police special constable who sent ‘inappropriate and unwanted messages’ to strangers on social media has been found to have committed gross misconduct. SC Liam McCready-Gardner was accused of sending inappropriate and unwanted messages […] […]

A police officer in a feud with his Ilford neighbours told an Asian woman to “go back to [her] village” and called the couple “rodents”. A misconduct hearing last week concluded former police constable Valmeekee Singh would have been sacked for his behaviour if he was not already dismissed for unrelated reasons a month earlier. […] […]

An Essex Police officer has been dismissed after making “discriminatory” comments and sending an “offensive image”. The officer, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was found to have committed gross misconduct for breaching a number of standards of professional behaviour. In the hearing on July 9 in Civic Centre in Duke Street Chelmsford, the […] […]

A police officer has been dismissed with immediate effect after he was found to have committed data breaches in his role. Two counts of gross […]

A POLICE communications officer has been prosecuted after abusing the confidentiality of the force’s computer system and disclosing details of emergency 999 calls. Ricky Prendergast […]