Former DC Joseph Passby was behind the wheel of the police vehicle when it was involved in a road traffic collision on June 15. Breath tests carried out after the crash showed the officer was over the legal alcohol limit. Passby subsequently appeared before Luton Magistrates’ Court on July 20, where he pleaded guilty to… Continue reading OVER THE LIMIT ON THE Job: Detective Crashed Unmarked Police Car After Drinking While On Duty
- Misconduct Outcome Stats:
- 40% have the LQC's name published
- 97.6% of allegations proven
- 68.3% of officers dismissed
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Misconduct News
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
This archive brings together misconduct hearings, disciplinary outcomes and criminal cases involving officers from Cambridgeshire Police. It includes reporting on hearings, published outcomes, and related court proceedings, along with indexed data on cases over time.
OVER THE LIMIT ON THE Job: Detective Crashed Unmarked Police Car After Drinking While On Duty
Police Officer Who Pocketed £5,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan For ‘Dormant’ Business And Failed To Declare £20,000 Vinted Income ‘Would Have Been Sacked’
Former PC Price Awuah was found to have acted dishonestly after maintaining a friendship with a convicted fraudster, claiming a Covid Bounce Back Loan for a dormant company and failing to declare more than £20,000 earned through Vinted sales to HMRC. A former police officer who claimed a £5,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan for a… Continue reading Police Officer Who Pocketed £5,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan For ‘Dormant’ Business And Failed To Declare £20,000 Vinted Income ‘Would Have Been Sacked’
Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
A Misconduct999 review of all 46 police forces in England and Wales has uncovered dramatic differences in how misconduct information is retained and published, with some forces maintaining archives dating back to 2016 while others appear to have no publicly accessible historical archive at all. A police officer can face a public misconduct hearing, have… Continue reading Postcode Lottery Of Police Transparency: Some Forces Keep Years Of Misconduct Records Online While Others Remove Them After Just 28 Days
Under Fire: The Misconduct Cases Involving Britain’s Armed Police Officers
From drink-driving before collecting firearms to allegations of sexual misconduct, dishonesty and excessive force, a series of unrelated cases involving armed officers from forces across the UK have resulted in misconduct hearings, dismissals, criminal proceedings and gross misconduct findings. Firearms officers operate under some of the most intense pressures in British policing. In some situations,… Continue reading Under Fire: The Misconduct Cases Involving Britain’s Armed Police Officers
PC Ben Suckling Who Mishandled Sexual Assault Report Avoids Sack After Misconduct Panel Rules Dismissal Would Be ‘Disproportionate’
A police officer who mishandled a vulnerable woman’s report of sexual assault has avoided being dismissed after a misconduct panel concluded that sacking him would be disproportionate. PC Ben Suckling of Cambridgeshire Police was found to have committed gross misconduct over his response to an incident on March 16, 2018. A disciplinary hearing was told… Continue reading PC Ben Suckling Who Mishandled Sexual Assault Report Avoids Sack After Misconduct Panel Rules Dismissal Would Be ‘Disproportionate’
ANALYSIS: Pc Dean Thompson Decision Raises Serious Questions About What Gross Misconduct Now Means
The accelerated misconduct hearing of PC Dean Thompson concluded with an unequivocal finding: the officer’s conduct amounted to gross misconduct. The hearing chair, Chief Constable Simon Megicks, found that Thompson used disproportionate and pre-emptive force, failed to comply with body-worn video guidance, used provocative and derogatory language, and escalated a situation that should have been… Continue reading ANALYSIS: Pc Dean Thompson Decision Raises Serious Questions About What Gross Misconduct Now Means
PC Dean Thompson Escapes The Sack After Shoving Man To The Ground In Incident Caught On Camera And Shared Online – But Chief Rules His Behaviour WAS Gross Misconduct
A Cambridgeshire Police constable with nearly three decades of service has avoided dismissal despite a misconduct panel finding that he used disproportionate force, swore at members of the public, and behaved in a way that undermined confidence in policing. PC Dean Thompson has been handed a five-year final written warning after a misconduct hearing ruled… Continue reading PC Dean Thompson Escapes The Sack After Shoving Man To The Ground In Incident Caught On Camera And Shared Online – But Chief Rules His Behaviour WAS Gross Misconduct
Pc Andrew Goodwin Who Called A Black Muslim Colleague A “Black Cu*t” Sacked But Walks Out Of Hearing Before Result Read Out
A police constable has been dismissed without notice after calling a Black Muslim colleague a “Black ct” and making lewd remarks about a 19-year-old female officer’s body during a Christmas night out.** A misconduct panel chaired by Chief Constable Simon Megicks heard that PC Goodwin made the racist and sexually offensive comments while off-duty in… Continue reading Pc Andrew Goodwin Who Called A Black Muslim Colleague A “Black Cu*t” Sacked But Walks Out Of Hearing Before Result Read Out
Ex-cambridgeshire Police Officer Who Grabbed His Wife And Planted Secret Recording Device Avoids Barred List After Gross Misconduct Finding
Former PC Peter Merriman-Brown quit the force, but a disciplinary panel found he had assaulted his estranged wife and secretly recorded her conversations at home. A former Cambridgeshire Police officer who assaulted his estranged wife and bugged their home to spy on her has been found to have committed gross misconduct but will not be… Continue reading Ex-cambridgeshire Police Officer Who Grabbed His Wife And Planted Secret Recording Device Avoids Barred List After Gross Misconduct Finding
Detective Who Used Racist Slur To Nightclub Doorman Is Finally Sacked After IOPC Wins High Court Challenge
Former Cambridgeshire detective dismissed without notice after misconduct panel is forced to reconsider lenient sanction thrown out by a judge A former Cambridgeshire Police detective who used a racist slur towards a Black nightclub doorman has finally been dismissed from the force after a High Court judge ruled that his original punishment was unlawfully lenient.… Continue reading Detective Who Used Racist Slur To Nightclub Doorman Is Finally Sacked After IOPC Wins High Court Challenge
Exclusive: IOPC Wins High Court Challenge Over Lenient Sanction For Cambridgeshire Former Officer Dc Daniel Buckett”
Misconduct999 can reveal that the IOPC successfully challenged a misconduct panel’s decision to let a Cambridgeshire detective keep his job after using racist language yet the force has made no public mention of the High Court intervention. The High Court has ordered a police misconduct panel to reconsider the sanction imposed on Detective Constable Daniel… Continue reading Exclusive: IOPC Wins High Court Challenge Over Lenient Sanction For Cambridgeshire Former Officer Dc Daniel Buckett”
Inspector Simon Berrill Sacked Over Vile Whatsapp Chat Packed With Racist, Sexist And Disability-mocking Messages
A police inspector has been dismissed without notice after posting more than 90 offensive messages in a private WhatsApp group — including racist, sexist and discriminatory jokes that a misconduct panel branded “deeply offensive and insulting.” Inspector Berrill, of Cambridgeshire Constabulary, admitted sending and encouraging shocking content in a WhatsApp group known as the “BDA… Continue reading Inspector Simon Berrill Sacked Over Vile Whatsapp Chat Packed With Racist, Sexist And Disability-mocking Messages
Detective Cleared Of Nightclub Public Order Offence
Cambridgeshire officer cleared over off-duty nightclub incident A Cambridgeshire Constabulary police officer has been cleared of causing a racially aggravated public order offence. Detective Constable (DC) Daniel Buckett, 37, was found not guilty on 21 November by a district judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The hearing followed an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.… Continue reading Detective Cleared Of Nightclub Public Order Offence
JUST IN: Former Cop PC Benjamin Mace Due In Court Charged With Sexual Assault
A Former Cambridgeshire Constabulary officer is due in court following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Police Constable (PC) Benjamin Mace, aged 38, has been charged with one count of sexual assault by touching, contrary to Section 3, Sexual Offences Act 2003. The charge relates to an allegation that, while off… Continue reading JUST IN: Former Cop PC Benjamin Mace Due In Court Charged With Sexual Assault
