Northamptonshire Police has been asked to explain why five police officers charged with criminal offences were apparently not publicly named in press releases — after the force said their cases “did not progress to trial”. The five cases account for more than 70% of the seven police officers Northamptonshire Police says were charged with criminal… Continue reading Why Weren’t They Named? Northamptonshire Police Questioned Over Five Criminally Charged Officers

Fifteen officers have committed gross misconduct, 14 have been barred from policing and another 15 officers or staff remain under investigation following one of the police watchdog’s largest-ever investigations. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is accustomed to criticism. Members of the public frequently accuse the police watchdog of taking too long, failing to secure… Continue reading Rarely Praised, Often Criticised: Charing Cross Investigation Shows The IOPC At Its Best

A British Transport Police officer is to face a misconduct hearing accused of exchanging inappropriate and discriminatory messages on a force-issued mobile phone — and failing to challenge or report messages sent by a CPS prosecutor. PC William Pieterson, who is based in B Division, will appear before a misconduct hearing in London on Thursday.… Continue reading PC William Pieterson Faces Misconduct Hearing Over ‘Discriminatory’ Messages And Failure To Report CPS Prosecutor

A Thames Valley Police misconduct hearing is to take place entirely behind closed doors, with the force publishing no details of the allegations, the officer’s identity or even their rank. The hearing is due to begin on Monday, 21 September and will be chaired by Chief Constable Jason Hogg. In its public notice, Thames Valley… Continue reading Secret Misconduct Hearing: Thames Valley Police Reveals No Details But Asks Media To Make Representations

A Metropolitan Police officer who publicly criticised the force’s own professional standards department is facing a misconduct hearing over his podcast and social media activity. PC Idominik Efeotor, who serves with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, is accused of publishing material critical of the Metropolitan Police, senior police leaders and — notably — the… Continue reading Met Officer Who Attacked Force’s Own Professional Standards Department Faces Misconduct Hearing Over Podcast And Social Media Posts

A Metropolitan Police officer allegedly asked his sports massage therapist to have sex with him before undoing her bra through her clothing and taunting her when she became frightened, a misconduct hearing is due to be told. PC David Brown faces allegations of gross misconduct over an incident said to have taken place following a… Continue reading Met Officer ‘Undid Massage Therapist’s Bra Before Taunting Her As She Sat “Shit Scared” Trying To Fasten It’

A Metropolitan Police officer is to face a misconduct hearing over allegations that intimate and explicit images were retained on his force-issued smartphone. PC Curtis King, of MO8 Road Policing Command, is alleged to have had multiple intimate and explicit images of one or more unidentified women stored on the device without a legitimate policing… Continue reading Met Police PC Curtis King Faces Misconduct Hearing Over Explicit Images Allegedly Stored On Force Phone

Northamptonshire Police has admitted a major Freedom of Information backlog after taking more than 18 months to answer a request for information about officers charged with criminal offences. Misconduct999 submitted the Freedom of Information request in February 2025. The force did not provide its substantive response until 2 September 2026. The request sought information about… Continue reading Northamptonshire Police Took 18 Months To Answer FOI Request About Criminality Among Its Officers

PC Poppy Castle and PC Joseph Wiley will face a public misconduct hearing over allegations that derogatory and discriminatory remarks were made about a neurodivergent detainee and their son after an officer’s body-worn camera was switched off. Two Nottinghamshire Police officers have been publicly named following representations from Misconduct999 concerning applications for anonymity and reporting… Continue reading PC Poppy Castle And PC Joseph Wiley Named Ahead Of Hearing Over Alleged Abuse About Detainee’s Neurodiversity

Derbyshire’s former Chief Constable took two of her own officers to the High Court after a misconduct panel spared them dismissal – with both officers opposing her attempt to overturn the decision. Rachel Swann, who has since retired as Chief Constable of Derbyshire Constabulary, launched the court challenge after PC Jack Large and PC James… Continue reading Police Chief Took Own Officers To High Court Over Misconduct Sanctions

George Trudgill deliberately searched sensitive police records while on duty with Norfolk Constabulary – and would have been sacked had he not already resigned A SPECIAL constable accessed highly sensitive police files about a vulnerable child he personally knew despite having no policing reason whatsoever to look at them. George Trudgill deliberately accessed the confidential… Continue reading SC George Trudgill Accessed Secret Police Files On Vulnerable CHILD He Personally Knew

A MET detective stole crisps, cash and pin badges from a fellow officer’s locker before two police batons were discovered at his home, a misconduct panel has found. Former Detective Constable James Quigley targeted PC Joe Kempton’s locker inside Bromley Police Station on February 19, 2024. PC Kempton had left two packets of Walkers crisps… Continue reading Detective Constable James Quigley Stole Fellow Cop PC Joe Kempton’s Crisps, Cash And Pin Badges From His Locker Inside A Police Station

A police officer accused of lying about what he said before a man was struck and killed by a police car has been cleared of misconduct after insisting he was “traumatised by the incident” and genuinely believed his inaccurate account was true. PC James Taylor Fosbury was sitting in the front passenger seat of a… Continue reading Police Officer Accused Of LYING Over What He Said Before Fatal Pursuit Crash Is Cleared After Claiming He Was ‘Traumatised’ And Thought He Had Told Driver To Turn Back

A Metropolitan Police officer who crashed his patrol car into a parked Mercedes before falsely claiming that someone else had hit the police vehicle has been sacked. PC Jack Sullivan was behind the wheel of a marked police Toyota when he reversed into the Mercedes in Carshalton, south London, at around 9.36pm on March 15,… Continue reading Met Police Officer Who SMASHED Patrol Car Into Parked Mercedes Then Claimed Someone ELSE Had Hit It Is Sacked For Gross Misconduct

PC Stefan Downs emailed at 7.30am on the morning of his misconduct hearing, seeking an adjournment, saying he had not been offered reasonable adjustments His Police Federation representative advanced the application — but Chief Constable Simon Blatchly refused to delay proceedings and went ahead without the officer Downs was then dismissed without notice after all… Continue reading Police Officer Made 11th-hour Bid To DELAY Hearing Before Being SACKED Over Racist And Sexist Posts — Including Comment That ‘Condoned Violence’ Against A Child

A police officer who gave a suspected stalker a three-minute telephone warning after his former partner reported repeated harassment and previous assaults has received a four-year final written warning. PC Stuart Ayling attended Miss X on January 3, 2024, after she reported that her former boyfriend had repeatedly harassed her at work. She also disclosed… Continue reading PC Stuart Ayling Gave Stalking Suspect Three-minute Phone Warning After Woman Reported Assaults

A former police officer supplied anabolic steroids to a man and shared confidential body-worn video footage on three separate occasions, a misconduct hearing has found. Former Cheshire Police Constable Shannon Burt, appeared before an accelerated misconduct hearing on August 18, 2026. The hearing was told that Burt had shared body-worn video footage on various dates… Continue reading Police Officer Supplied Anabolic Steroids And Shared BODYCAM Footage Before Quitting Force

A CHESHIRE Police firearms officer has been barred from policing after sending and receiving messages indicating familiarity with controlled drugs and the recreational use of Nitrous Oxide. Former PC William Matthews was the subject of an Accelerated Misconduct Hearing on August 10, 2026. The hearing considered messages and online activity on Matthews’ personal mobile phone… Continue reading Firearms Cop PC William Matthews Barred From Policing Over Drug And Nitrous Oxide Messages

Former detective Gary Birch made 42 calls on one day and another 27 a month later The officer of 26 years admitted harassment and accepted a conditional caution Panel found gross misconduct but said his poor mental health reduced his culpability Had he still been serving, he would have received a final written warning A… Continue reading Veteran Detective Who Called Ex-partner 69 TIMES In Row Over Battle To Get His Dog Back Escapes Dismissal

Three police officers are to face a misconduct hearing over allegations that they used unlawful and excessive force against two children during an incident at a residential address. PC Shaun Oblein, PC Lewis Culpitt and PC Rhianne Hennon are accused of using unlawful and excessive force against Child A and/or Child B at the home… Continue reading Three Police Officers Accused Of Unlawful And Excessive Force Against Two Children

The experienced officer had served at Scotland Yard for around a decade and risen to the rank of sergeant when she completed a vetting renewal form But a misconduct hearing found she deliberately concealed a former surname, previous police contact and an association which should have been disclosed Her identity has been withheld from the… Continue reading Met Police Sergeant Who Deliberately Hid Her Past From Vetting Officers Is Granted Anonymity And Sacked

DC Rachel Fletcher claimed one comment was a joke and insisted witnesses had misheard or misremembered her — but a misconduct panel branded her denials “wholly implausible” DC Rachel Fletcher denied making the remarks and claimed colleagues had either misunderstood or misremembered what she said. But the panel accepted the accounts of four police witnesses… Continue reading All Men Are Rapists’ Northumbria Police Detective Made Discriminatory Remark, Misconduct Panel Finds

Former PC Ian Raywood visited the woman nine times while he was supposed to be protecting the public – before a misconduct panel rejected his denials as ‘unrealistic’ A POLICE officer had sex with his lover while on duty after arriving at her home in a patrol car, wearing his uniform and leaving his radio… Continue reading PC Ian Redwood Had Sex With Lover While On Duty After Driving To Her Home In Uniform With His Radio Still Switched On

A former Metropolitan Police detective would have been dismissed after falsely recording a colleague as working while he was absent — and asking him to supply Viagra. Former Detective Sergeant Gary Waite used the force’s CARMS duty system on no fewer than nine occasions between June 2022 and July 2023 to show the colleague as… Continue reading Met Detective Who Created ‘Phantom Shifts’ For Colleague Asked Him To Supply Viagra Before Saying: ‘Whatever You Need Brother Xx’