Five serving and former police officers from Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations involving group chats in which racist, misogynistic, homophobic and other offensive material was shared. The officers are accused of belonging to messaging groups in which sexualised and discriminatory messages, images and videos circulated over an 18-month period between… Continue reading Five Police Officers Face Gross Misconduct Hearing Over Alleged Racist, Misogynistic And Homophobic Group Chats

Four serving Sussex Police officers are due to appear at the same magistrates’ court on the same day, accused of assaulting members of the public in two entirely separate incidents, after the charges against them were announced just three days apart. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced charges against the first two officers… Continue reading Four Sussex Police Officers Face Court On Same Day Over Separate Assault Allegations

A Metropolitan Police supervisor whose evidence was described as evasive and irrational by an independent misconduct panel has faced serious criticism over his handling of a detective who turned up for work under the influence of alcohol. But the published decision leaves one important question unanswered: what, if anything, happened to the supervisor? The officer,… Continue reading Met Panel Found Supervisor’s Evidence ‘Evasive’ — But What Happened Next?

A West Mercia Police officer has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found he engaged in sexual activity with a trainee Special Constable while on duty, including an encounter in a police vehicle that interfered with their involvement in a missing person search. PC Kieran Gale was dismissed without notice after a panel rejected his… Continue reading West Mercia PC Sacked After Sexual Activity In Police Car During Missing Person Search

A former Hertfordshire Police officer who sent her partner confidential information about nine police incidents, including the personal details of a wanted person, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct after a disciplinary hearing found she knew she was risking her career. Former PC Alexandra Nicolaou sent a photograph of her police laptop displaying sensitive… Continue reading ‘Don’t Show No One That! Il Get The Sack’: Officer Shared Confidential Police Records With Partner

A police officer who arrived for a training course smelling strongly of alcohol, despite already having a written warning for a similar offence, would have been dismissed without notice had he not resigned, a misconduct panel has ruled. Former PC Ciaron Hickey was sent home after two breath tests detected alcohol in his system when… Continue reading Officer Would Have Been Sacked After Turning Up For Duty Smelling Of Alcohol Despite Previous Warning

A Metropolitan Police officer who threatened to “fuck up” young colleagues after they reported his sexualised comments about women has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found he had threatened them with violence. PC Mirati Souleiman, who joined the force aged 37 after working as a barber and DJ, made repeated inappropriate remarks… Continue reading Met Police Recruit Sacked After Threatening To ‘Fuck Up’ 19-year-old Colleagues Who Reported His Sexual Comments

An Essex Police dog handler has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found he forged messages in an attempt to save his relationship, used emotional blackmail to obtain explicit photographs from another woman and sent sexual images of himself in police uniform from the workplace. PC Ben Norfolk, who had nine years of police service,… Continue reading Essex Police Dog Handler Sacked After Forging Messages To Keep Girlfriend And Sending Sexual Photos In Uniform

A police officer who hid his mobile phone in a bush shortly before being arrested has been cleared of gross misconduct after a disciplinary hearing accepted that he had acted in panic rather than dishonesty, with evidence of an earlier distressing death following police contact helping to explain his behaviour. The officer admitted concealing his… Continue reading Police Officer Who Hid Phone In Bush Before Arrest Cleared Of Gross Misconduct After Chair Accepts He Panicked

Two Sussex Police officers have been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a man was injured while detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act. PC Richard Harris, 36, and PC Lorenzo Fenu, 28, are due to appear at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on 10 November, jointly charged with the offence. The charge relates… Continue reading Two Sussex Police Officers Charged With ABH After Man Injured In Hospital

A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found she searched confidential police records out of personal curiosity to discover the identity of the officer arrested in connection with Sarah Everard’s disappearance. PC Clare Tett accessed seven police records on 10 March 2021, including custody information relating to Wayne Couzens, his wife… Continue reading Met PC Sacked After Trawling Police Records To Identify Wayne Couzens Following Sarah Everard Disappearance

A Metropolitan Police detective who failed a breathalyser test with almost four times the permitted duty alcohol level has been given a written warning after a misconduct panel criticised his supervisor for escalating the situation and giving evidence it described as evasive and, at times, irrational. DC Frankie McCann recorded 50 micrograms of alcohol per… Continue reading Met Detective Nearly Four Times Alcohol Limit Given Written Warning As Panel Criticises ‘Evasive’ Supervisor

A former Sussex Police officer who was cleared of controlling and coercive behaviour against his former partner is now facing a misconduct hearing over allegations that he spent lengthy periods in Australia while suspended without informing his supervisors. Former PC Sam James Wilson is due to appear at an accelerated misconduct hearing on Monday, 9… Continue reading Former Sussex Police Officer Cleared Of Coercive Control Now Faces Hearing Over Australia Trips While Suspended

A former police officer subjected a female colleague to persistent, unwanted sexualised behaviour that was serious enough to get him sacked, a misconduct panel found. Former PC Scott Campbell targeted the colleague with intentional behaviour that violated her dignity and created an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. The panel found gross misconduct and… Continue reading Former PC Scott Campbell Would Have Been Sacked For Persistent Sexualised Behaviour Towards Colleague

A police tutor who accused colleagues of age prejudice and complained that a detective had called him a “predator” resigned halfway through a misconduct hearing over his secret relationship with a trainee detective – but the panel went on to find that both officers had lied and would have been dismissed. Former PC Mark Robinson,… Continue reading Police Tutor Claimed Age Prejudice And Quit Misconduct Hearing After Secret Romance With Trainee Exposed

A Metropolitan Police officer accused of using excessive force against a vulnerable man during a hospital restraint has been cleared of misconduct after a disciplinary panel found his knee strikes and a blow to the man’s torso were justified in the circumstances. PC Charanjit Ubhi faced allegations of gross misconduct over his involvement in restraining… Continue reading PC Charanjit Ubhi Cleared Over Knee Strikes On Vulnerable Man After Four-year Misconduct Case

A special constable who became fixated on joining the police full-time to give her daughter a better life instead left the seven-year-old home alone while she worked a night shift, leaving the frightened child sending messages to relatives. The Humberside Police officer told investigators she had been struggling to care for herself and her daughter… Continue reading Special Constable Fixated On Full-time Police Career Left Seven-year-old Daughter Home Alone

A Metropolitan Police special constable is facing a misconduct hearing accused of using unnecessary force, swearing and behaving aggressively towards a member of the public during an off-duty confrontation over parking in a loading bay. SC Oliver Odell, who is attached to the Met’s Operational Support Services, allegedly identified himself as a police officer during… Continue reading Met Special Constable Accused Of Using Unnecessary Force During Parking Row

An Essex Police officer assaulted a paramedic who had attended her home following concerns for her welfare, then invoked her position in the police to suggest she would be believed over the ambulance crew. Former PC Rebecca Brennan, who admitted the assault in court, has been found to have committed gross misconduct and would have… Continue reading Police Officer Assaulted Paramedic Who Came To Help Her And Claimed She Would Be Believed Over Ambulance Crew

A Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been dismissed after deliberately throwing a drunken, handcuffed man against a custody suite wall, breaking his front tooth, before lying to colleagues and providing a false written account of how the injuries happened. PC Michael Ireland, who had served in policing since 2007, was also found to have… Continue reading Police Officer Sacked After Smashing Handcuffed Man Into Wall, Breaking His Tooth And Lying About It

A former Metropolitan Police sergeant who bombarded a female colleague with 24 phone calls after a Christmas party and told her he had been in love with her for 18 months would have been dismissed for gross misconduct. Former PS Sanjar Sefer was found to have sexually harassed one female colleague and subjected another to… Continue reading Met Police Sergeant Who Made 24 Calls To Female Colleague And Told Her ‘I Love You Daily’ Would Have Been Sacked

re were also 31 instances of discriminatory behaviour, 29 of inappropriate communications and nine involving discriminatory WhatsApp groups. Sexual categories included 11 instances of abuse of position for sexual purpose, five of child sexual offences and four involving indecent images of children. The categories can overlap, meaning the same person may appear under more than… Continue reading Police Staff Bans Jump By A Fifth — But Their Names Stay Off Public Barred List

A former police officer who admitted sexual assault and assault by beating following a work night out is to face an accelerated misconduct hearing. Former West Yorkshire PC Ben Hutchison will face the hearing on 10 November over allegations involving unwanted touching, headlocks and kisses without consent. Hutchison, who was based in the force’s Kirklees… Continue reading Former PC Who Admitted Sexual Assault Faces Hearing Over Unwanted Kisses And Headlocks On Night Out

A serving North Wales Police officer has appeared in court charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. PC Ashley Dodge attended a hearing at Mold Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 29 October 2026. The charges concern alleged offences committed while he was off duty. North Wales Police said Dodge was arrested… Continue reading North Wales Police Officer Ashley Dodge Charged With Rape And Three Sexual Assaults