City of London PC dismissed for sharing vulnerable woman’s bodycam footage in ‘exceptionally serious abuse of trust’ A City of London Police officer has been dismissed without notice after recording body-worn camera footage of a vulnerable woman onto his personal phone and sending it to his police officer cousin through Instagram. PC Isaac Keown copied… Continue reading PC Isaac Keown Dismissed After Sending Vulnerable Woman’s Bodycam Footage To Police Officer Cousin
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Met Officers Face Misconduct Hearings Over Child Sex Messages, Dead Body Photo And Mocking Accent Allegation
Three Metropolitan Police officers are due to face public misconduct hearings this month over separate allegations ranging from sexual communications with a child to photographing a deceased person and mocking a colleague’s accent. The first hearing, on 7 August, concerns Officer X, who is alleged to have engaged in sexual communications with a 16-year-old via… Continue reading Met Officers Face Misconduct Hearings Over Child Sex Messages, Dead Body Photo And Mocking Accent Allegation
Why The High Court Upheld The Decision Not To Dismiss Inspector Alex Taylor
The High Court has rejected an attempt by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police to overturn a misconduct panel’s decision not to dismiss an inspector who admitted having sex with a junior colleague on police premises while on duty. Inspector Alex Taylor was found guilty of gross misconduct after having sex with a Police… Continue reading Why The High Court Upheld The Decision Not To Dismiss Inspector Alex Taylor
“I’m Very Keen To Be Sorted Out And Put In My Place”
A senior Metropolitan Police detective exchanged intimate messages on his force-issued mobile phone, including one saying, “I’m very keen to be sorted out and put in my place”, before arranging meetings inside police stations, a misconduct hearing has found. Former Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Soole used his Metropolitan Police-issued mobile phone over a six-month period… Continue reading “I’m Very Keen To Be Sorted Out And Put In My Place”
Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
Metropolitan Police officers have been found to have struck a child with a belt, signed a victim’s witness statement, sent graphic sexual messages while on duty and repeatedly crossed physical boundaries with female colleagues. Others faced allegations of rape, coercive control and domestic assault. Yet, in every one of the nine misconduct decisions examined by… Continue reading Dismissed For Sex Texts, Spared After Striking A Child — But All Nine Met Officers Examined Were Anonymous
“I Just Wanted To Kiss Those Lips Of Yours”
“The messages need to stop now… It’s causing me so much stress. Please stop texting me or talking about me to anyone; I just want to be left alone.” Those were the desperate words a junior Metropolitan Police officer sent to Chief Inspector Kevin Weeden after months of unwanted contact. But an accelerated misconduct hearing… Continue reading “I Just Wanted To Kiss Those Lips Of Yours”
PC Burgess Accused Of Exchanging 250 Messages With Vulnerable Domestic Abuse Victim After Being Ordered To Stop Contact
A Cleveland Police officer is due to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations that he pursued an inappropriate sexual relationship with a vulnerable domestic abuse victim he met while carrying out his policing duties. PC Burgess is alleged to have established a sexual relationship with the woman between 9 and 22 July 2024 after… Continue reading PC Burgess Accused Of Exchanging 250 Messages With Vulnerable Domestic Abuse Victim After Being Ordered To Stop Contact
“This Bitch Has Just Fucked Up Our Whole Plan!!! I Blame Him”
He then sent the photograph on WhatsApp to his partner, who was a member of the public. Screenshots supplied by a complainant later revealed the image and accompanying message, although the published judgment does not identify the complainant or explain how they obtained it. Armstrong admitted taking and sharing the picture and accepted there had… Continue reading “This Bitch Has Just Fucked Up Our Whole Plan!!! I Blame Him”
“If The Police Put A Bullet In His Head.”
Former Metropolitan Police detective Lindsay Blackman told his wife, “I’ve had prettier women than you”, threatened to “finish” and “destroy” her, and said the only way he would leave was “if the police put a bullet in his head” as he blocked her inside a bedroom, a misconduct panel found. The same hearing accepted evidence… Continue reading “If The Police Put A Bullet In His Head.”
“I’m Surprised Someone’s Not Pava’d Him, That Would Be Funny To See.”
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed after telling an undercover BBC reporter it would be “funny” to watch a 17-year-old detainee being sprayed with PAVA while in police custody. PC Kheava Gould-Ryan was sacked without notice after an accelerated misconduct hearing concluded that comments he made about using force on a child in custody… Continue reading “I’m Surprised Someone’s Not Pava’d Him, That Would Be Funny To See.”
“I Truly Fell In Love With You From That Moment We Met And Haven’t Stopped Falling For You Every Day Since.”
A Metropolitan Police officer who gave a woman his telephone number during a traffic stop later married her after telling her: “I truly fell in love with you from that moment we met.” PC Benjamin Pullen first encountered the woman while on duty on June 21, 2025. Although the circumstances in which the relationship began… Continue reading “I Truly Fell In Love With You From That Moment We Met And Haven’t Stopped Falling For You Every Day Since.”
‘I Thought He Would Kill Me’
A Metropolitan Police officer said she believed she was going to die as her police officer boyfriend dragged her upstairs by her clothing during a proven campaign of coercive and controlling behaviour. PC A told a misconduct hearing that Elliot Batt pulled her so forcefully that the material around her shoulder tightened against her neck… Continue reading ‘I Thought He Would Kill Me’
‘It Was The Best Spartan Kick I’ve Ever Seen In My Life’
A Metropolitan Police officer who described a custody sergeant kicking a detainee as “the best Spartan kick I’ve ever seen in my life” has been dismissed without notice. PC Fernando Santos dos Santos was recorded making the remark during a conversation with colleagues at Charing Cross Police Station. He described the incident as “fucking beautiful”… Continue reading ‘It Was The Best Spartan Kick I’ve Ever Seen In My Life’
‘Frothing At The Mouth Like A Dog On Heat’: The Extraordinary Claim At The Centre Of A Failed Met Misconduct Case
A Metropolitan Police sergeant gave evidence that was “inconsistent and implausible at times” during a failed sexual harassment case against a fellow officer, a misconduct panel has found. PS Navraj Dusanjh was one of the principal witnesses in proceedings against PS Matthew Jones, who was accused of sexually harassing a female colleague and making inappropriate… Continue reading ‘Frothing At The Mouth Like A Dog On Heat’: The Extraordinary Claim At The Centre Of A Failed Met Misconduct Case
‘You Let Ben Touch You, Why Can’t I?
‘You let Ben touch you, why can’t I?’ Kent Police officer repeatedly touched younger colleague as three misconduct cases expose starkly different outcomes Former PC Damian Jenkins would have been dismissed without notice PC Barrett kept his job despite admitting eight gross misconduct allegations PC Rafael Edwards received a two-year final written warning over repeated… Continue reading ‘You Let Ben Touch You, Why Can’t I?
PC William Byers Lost His Career In ‘Misguided Loyalty’ To A Colleague Who Became A Sergeant — And Was Then Cleared
PC William Byers Lost His Career in ‘Misguided Loyalty’ to a Colleague Who Became a Sergeant — and Was Then Cleared A police constable may have sacrificed his career in a misguided attempt to protect a colleague who had since risen to the rank of sergeant, only for that officer to be cleared at the… Continue reading PC William Byers Lost His Career In ‘Misguided Loyalty’ To A Colleague Who Became A Sergeant — And Was Then Cleared
“Slagggggg.” “Feel Like Such A Fucking Mug.” “You’re Actually Angin Mate.” “Can’t Be Dealing With Skets.”
A Greater Manchester Police sergeant was reduced in rank after sending a junior female officer a barrage of insulting messages in which he called her a “slag”, a “sket” and “angin”. Sergeant Gareth Higginbottom contacted PC A through several social-media and messaging platforms in the early hours of August 31, 2023, after she declined his… Continue reading “Slagggggg.” “Feel Like Such A Fucking Mug.” “You’re Actually Angin Mate.” “Can’t Be Dealing With Skets.”
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’
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’
Exclusive: Dismissed GMP Sergeant Pursuing Multiple Legal Challenges After ICO Finds Force Breached Data Protection Law
A former Greater Manchester Police sergeant dismissed for gross misconduct is pursuing a series of legal challenges after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found the force failed to comply with its obligations under data protection law in its handling of evidence connected to her case. Former Police Sergeant Natalie Dolan was dismissed without notice following… Continue reading Exclusive: Dismissed GMP Sergeant Pursuing Multiple Legal Challenges After ICO Finds Force Breached Data Protection Law
Sacked Police Officer Wins Dramatic Appeal After Tribunal Tears Apart Misconduct Panel’s Decision And Orders He Be Reinstated
A police officer who was sacked after a misconduct panel ruled only dismissal could maintain public confidence has won a dramatic appeal after a Police Appeals Tribunal concluded the decision could not stand. Former West Yorkshire Police officer PC Brett Spruce was dismissed following a misconduct hearing chaired by Assistant Chief Constable Robert McCoubrey, which… Continue reading Sacked Police Officer Wins Dramatic Appeal After Tribunal Tears Apart Misconduct Panel’s Decision And Orders He Be Reinstated
‘I Don’t Regret It’: Volunteer Police Sergeant Sacked Over Facebook Post Showing ‘ANAL C*’ T-shirt**
Warning: Offensive/discriminatory language. A volunteer police sergeant who told a misconduct panel “I don’t regret” his actions has been sacked after posting a Facebook photograph of himself wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “ANAL C*”**. Jason Payne, of Devon and Cornwall Police, was dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel ruled his conduct amounted… Continue reading ‘I Don’t Regret It’: Volunteer Police Sergeant Sacked Over Facebook Post Showing ‘ANAL C*’ T-shirt**
Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Inside the secret life of a Greater Manchester Police officer: How a misconduct panel concluded PC Michael Jones spent shifts sending explicit sexual messages, arranging public encounters and browsing hookup websites before resigning as the case closed in By the time former Greater Manchester Police officer Michael Jones walked away from his misconduct hearing, the… Continue reading Inside The Secret And Seedy World Of Former GMP Officer Michael Jones
Sergeant Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man As Two Fellow GMP Officers Also Face Misconduct Proceedings
A Greater Manchester Police sergeant is due to face a gross misconduct hearing over allegations he used excessive force against a handcuffed man in the back of a police van during an arrest. The allegations against PS Rothwell stem from an incident on 28 December 2021, when a man was arrested and transported to custody.… Continue reading Sergeant Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man As Two Fellow GMP Officers Also Face Misconduct Proceedings
