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
- Misconduct Outcome Stats:
- 46.8% have the LQC's name published
- 96.6% of allegations proven
- 82.8% of officers dismissed
Essex Police Misconduct News
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This archive brings together misconduct hearings, disciplinary outcomes and criminal cases involving officers from Essex Police. It includes reporting on hearings, published outcomes, and related court proceedings, along with indexed data on cases over time.
Rarely Praised, Often Criticised: Charing Cross Investigation Shows The IOPC At Its Best
Pc Jack Avis Took Explicit Victim Images For ‘Personal Gratification’
A former police officer working in a domestic abuse unit secretly photographed highly explicit sexual images from a suspect’s seized mobile phone before deleting them from his work device in an apparent cover-up. Former Essex Police constable Jack Avis used his force-issued phone to take six photographs of sexual images found on a device seized… Continue reading Pc Jack Avis Took Explicit Victim Images For ‘Personal Gratification’
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
Misconduct Hearings Today –Monday 23rd February 2026
Three police officers will face misconduct panels this week, including a Metropolitan Police officer accused of coercive behaviour, sexual assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Hearings beginning on Monday, 23 February, have been listed by the Metropolitan Police Service, Nottinghamshire Police and Essex Police. The cases centre on alleged breaches of the… Continue reading Misconduct Hearings Today –Monday 23rd February 2026
Ds Nicholas Riley Accused Of Planting Police Phone In Colleague’s Office To Secretly Listen In On Private Conversations
DS Nicholas Riley is facing a misconduct hearing over claims he hid a police-issued mobile phone inside a colleague’s private office in order to remotely eavesdrop on confidential conversations. Detective Sergeant Nicholas Riley is alleged to have concealed the device so it could be used to listen to private discussions without the knowledge of those… Continue reading Ds Nicholas Riley Accused Of Planting Police Phone In Colleague’s Office To Secretly Listen In On Private Conversations
Exclusive: Essex Police Confirm They Carry Out PNC, Athena And PND Checks On People Applying To Attend Misconduct Hearings
Essex Police has confirmed it conducts criminal record and intelligence checks, including PNC, Athena and, in some cases, PND, on members of the public, journalists and other interested parties who apply to attend police misconduct hearings. Essex Police has told Misconduct999 that “basic checks” are considered necessary “from a security standpoint” when someone requests to… Continue reading Exclusive: Essex Police Confirm They Carry Out PNC, Athena And PND Checks On People Applying To Attend Misconduct Hearings
Former Essex Police Officer Kathy Gymer Would Have Been Dismissed After Showing Body-worn Footage Of Naked Detainee To Friends At Home
A former Essex Police officer would have been sacked for gross misconduct after she showed body-worn footage including images of a naked detainee to friends in her living room, a disciplinary panel has ruled. Former Police Constable Kathy Gymer resigned from the force before the hearing but was found to have breached multiple Standards of… Continue reading Former Essex Police Officer Kathy Gymer Would Have Been Dismissed After Showing Body-worn Footage Of Naked Detainee To Friends At Home
Pc David Wren To Face Court Accused Of Misconduct In Public Office
An Essex Police constable is to appear before magistrates accused of forming an inappropriate relationship with a domestic abuse victim. PC David Wren, 57, who serves at Clacton police station, is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on 21 October charged with misconduct in public office. It follows an Independent Office for Police Conduct… Continue reading Pc David Wren To Face Court Accused Of Misconduct In Public Office
“There Are Thousands Of Officers Who, Despite Stress And Pressure, Do Not Break The Law.
PC Nicole Canwell was dismissed without notice after confessing she’d taken the drug, with the Chief Constable warning there were ‘no exceptional circumstances’ to justify keeping her in the force. A police officer who admitted smoking cannabis while off duty has been sacked from Essex Police after a misconduct hearing ruled her actions amounted to… Continue reading “There Are Thousands Of Officers Who, Despite Stress And Pressure, Do Not Break The Law.
Essex Police Special Constable Billy Lurton Drove At 100mph And Misused Blue Lights Would Have Been Dismissed
Special Constable Billy Lurton quit before his hearing but a panel ruled he repeatedly broke driving rules, reaching more than 100mph and activating emergency equipment despite holding only a Basic Driving Permit. A Special Constable with Essex Police would have been dismissed without notice after repeatedly driving at extreme speeds and misusing emergency blue lights,… Continue reading Essex Police Special Constable Billy Lurton Drove At 100mph And Misused Blue Lights Would Have Been Dismissed
Essex: PC Daniel Palmer To Face Misconduct Hearing After Toilet Graffiti Attacks On Sergeant
A police officer from Essex is facing the sack after allegedly scrawling foul abuse about his sergeant — including on a clipboard, a toilet cubicle, and even carving it into a viewing window. PC Daniel Palmer is accused of targeting his supervisor in a bizarre string of graffiti outbursts while on duty at Colchester Police… Continue reading Essex: PC Daniel Palmer To Face Misconduct Hearing After Toilet Graffiti Attacks On Sergeant
Essex: Testosterone, Trenbolone, Nandrolone: The Shocking Substances Inside PC Joshua Brady
A former Essex Police constable has been formally found to have committed gross misconduct after he tested positive for a dangerous and illegal cocktail of anabolic steroids before going on duty. PC Joshua Brady, who resigned before his hearing, was caught with multiple performance-enhancing substances in his system — including Nandrolone, Drostanolone, Boldenone, and Epitrenbolone,… Continue reading Essex: Testosterone, Trenbolone, Nandrolone: The Shocking Substances Inside PC Joshua Brady
Essex: Sex Worker Cop Ad Found to Have Committed Gross Misconduct
A former Essex Police officer has had gross misconduct allegations proven against him after he was found to have advertised sexual services on a website used by escorts and adult service providers. Clive Wilson, who was working as a Personal Safety Trainer within the force’s college at the time, posted explicit adverts on Erobella.com on… Continue reading Essex: Sex Worker Cop Ad Found to Have Committed Gross Misconduct
Essex Police: Lies, Kicks and and a Cover-Up: Officer Falsely Backdates Statement to Avoid Misconduct Charge
“Operational dishonesty undermines the work of hard-working officers and staff, and what PC Zaman has done seriously undermines public trust.” A police constable who falsely claimed to have written a statement immediately after using force on a member of the public has been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct. PC Ryan Zaman, formerly of Essex… Continue reading Essex Police: Lies, Kicks and and a Cover-Up: Officer Falsely Backdates Statement to Avoid Misconduct Charge
Sex-Shame PC Jonathan Mawson Sacked for Groping Female Officer at Nightclub
A police constable from Essex has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel concluded he sexually assaulted a female colleague and demonstrated gross misogyny. PC Jonathan Mawson, whose otherwise unblemished record had earned him a commendation in 2022, was found to have intentionally and repeatedly touched a fellow officer’s bottom during a night out… Continue reading Sex-Shame PC Jonathan Mawson Sacked for Groping Female Officer at Nightclub
Shamed PC Glen Calvert Found Guilty of Assaulting Vulnerable Man Would Have Been Sacked
Former Essex Police officer Glen Calvert would have been dismissed without notice after being convicted of assaulting a vulnerable man while on duty, a misconduct hearing has concluded. Calvert, who resigned ahead of the proceedings, was found guilty of assault by beating at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on 17 April 2025. The offence took place on… Continue reading Shamed PC Glen Calvert Found Guilty of Assaulting Vulnerable Man Would Have Been Sacked
Police Officer to Face Misconduct Hearing Over Alleged Inappropriate Behaviour While Off Duty
Police Officer to Face Misconduct Hearing Over Alleged Inappropriate Behaviour While Off Duty A serving police constable is set to appear before a gross misconduct hearing over allegations that he behaved inappropriately toward a woman while off duty in Essex. PC Mawson is alleged to have approached a female member of the public between 9… Continue reading Police Officer to Face Misconduct Hearing Over Alleged Inappropriate Behaviour While Off Duty
PC Benjamin Pearson Has Gross Misconduct Proven And Would Have Been Sacked If He Had not Resigned
Essex Police Officer Remanded on Child Sexual Communication Charges
Essex Police Officer Remanded on Child Sexual Communication Charges An Essex police officer, PC Mark Ling, 38, has been remanded in custody following an appearance at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court. PC Ling faces a series of charges, including one count of sexual communication with a child, two counts of cyber flashing, and eight additional counts of… Continue reading Essex Police Officer Remanded on Child Sexual Communication Charges
Essex Cop Laura Welsh Dismissed After Data Breach
A serving Essex Police officer has been sacked from the force for data protection breaches. PC Laura Welsh obtained and disclosed personal data relating to friends and family during a 3year period, breaching the Data Protection Act. In January 2021 PC Welsh accepted a conditional caution for the offence of obtaining and disclosing personal data.… Continue reading Essex Cop Laura Welsh Dismissed After Data Breach
EXCLUSIVE: Essex Police Forced To Apologise Over Guideline Breach
Essex Police have apologised after they failed to give adequate notice of PC’s misconduct hearing. Home Office guidelines state that where notice is required, the appropriate authority should publish details on its website at least five days before a hearing is due to take place. But the Essex force failed to do so in the… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: Essex Police Forced To Apologise Over Guideline Breach
PC Laurence Turton Sacked From Essex Police
The misconduct hearing found that he had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour relating to Duties and Responsibilities, Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct. One of the two counts was also found to have breached the standard of Honesty and Integrity.
Sgt Greg Jurkiewicz
DS 73628 Greg Jurkiewicz will be the subject of a Misconduct Hearing commencing at 10am on 15th February 2021. This hearing will be held remotely. The hearing will be chaired by Legally Qualified Chair Trevor JONES. The conduct alleged to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour relates to: ‘Orders and Instructions’ ‘Confidentiality’ Having regard… Continue reading Sgt Greg Jurkiewicz
PC Scott-Gardner-Mclean Due In Court For an Alleged offence Under Computer Misuse Act 1990
An Essex Police officer will appear at court charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation. Police Constable Scott Gardner-McLean, 21, based at Clacton-on-Sea police station, is due to appear at Colchester Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 26 January. It is alleged PC Gardner-McLean used the police computer… Continue reading PC Scott-Gardner-Mclean Due In Court For an Alleged offence Under Computer Misuse Act 1990
