A police officer accused of sexually assaulting and harassing a female colleague has been cleared after a misconduct panel ruled that his behaviour was not sexually motivated. PC Jamie Lau, of Wiltshire Police, was alleged to have rubbed or pinched the officer’s upper thigh while they were on duty on May 21, 2025. He was… Continue reading Police Officer Had A ‘Fondness’ For Female Colleague — But Sexual Assault And Harassment Allegations Were Not Proven
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Curiosity Got Him Sacked: West Mercia Cop Dismissed For Snooping On Confidential Police Records
A police officer’s curiosity cost him his career after he repeatedly snooped through confidential records about someone with whom he had a personal connection. PC Ryan Clarke used West Mercia Police computer systems to view custody details, addresses, a photograph and a detention log without a legitimate policing purpose. Clarke, who joined the force in… Continue reading Curiosity Got Him Sacked: West Mercia Cop Dismissed For Snooping On Confidential Police Records
“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”
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
‘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**
Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Two Metropolitan Police officers who repeatedly punched a man during a chaotic street confrontation have been allowed to keep their jobs despite a misconduct panel finding that the force they used was unlawful. PC Jon Toolis and PC Nathaniel Lordan faced allegations of gross misconduct following an incident in Shoreditch, East London, during the early… Continue reading Met Pcs Jon Toolis And Nathaniel Lordan Keep Jobs After Panel Finds Man Was Punched Repeatedly During Unlawful Detention
Police Sergeant Sacked After Sending Offensive Whatsapp Messages Mocking Disabled People And Student Officers
Warning: Offensive/discriminatory language. A police sergeant has been dismissed without notice after a misconduct panel found she exchanged offensive WhatsApp messages with a student officer, mocked disabled people and trainee officers, shared confidential information and failed to properly manage a conflict of interest. Police Sergeant Natalie Dolan, formerly of Greater Manchester Police, was dismissed following… Continue reading Police Sergeant Sacked After Sending Offensive Whatsapp Messages Mocking Disabled People And Student Officers
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 Brett Spruce Sacked Over Off-duty Nightclub Assault Reinstated After Appeal
Former PC Brett Spruce was dismissed by West Yorkshire Police after a panel found he had used unlawful force during an off-duty confrontation outside a nightclub. But a Police Appeals Tribunal has now overturned the gross misconduct findings and reinstated him to the force after ruling the original panel’s conclusions were ‘unreasonable’. A former police… Continue reading PC Brett Spruce Sacked Over Off-duty Nightclub Assault Reinstated After Appeal
