A Metropolitan Police officer who photographed a heavily decomposed dead body on his personal mobile phone before showing or offering the disturbing image to colleagues has been sacked for gross misconduct. PC Timothy Robson took the photograph while attending a sudden death in September 2025, despite having no legitimate policing reason to capture the image… Continue reading PC Timothy Robson SACKED After Taking Sickening Photograph Of Decomposing Corpse Then Showing It To Colleagues
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Sgt Ryan Cotter Cleared Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence Allegations After Hearing Exposes Contradictory Evidence, Admitted Lies
A Metropolitan Police sergeant accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague and grabbing his former partner by the throat has had BOTH allegations found not proven after a misconduct panel uncovered serious inconsistencies in the evidence, an admission of lying and failures to disclose potentially important material. Acting Police Sergeant Ryan Cotter faced the prospect… Continue reading Sgt Ryan Cotter Cleared Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence Allegations After Hearing Exposes Contradictory Evidence, Admitted Lies
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
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
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’
Investigation Launched Into Two Lincolnshire Police Officers Following Man’s Death
IOPC Announcement Date 12 Feb 2026 Death Whilst Under Arrest Lincolnshire PoliceThe Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating two Lincolnshire Police officers following the death of a 37-year-old man after his arrest. The man was arrested at his home in Lincoln at about 12.50 am on 2 December last year on suspicion of… Continue reading Investigation Launched Into Two Lincolnshire Police Officers Following Man’s Death
COMING DECEMBER 1st: A Hidden Step In A Supposedly Public Process
Across England and Wales, something unusual is happening when people ask to attend a police misconduct hearing including journalists and other legitimately interested parties. Some forces admit it. Some deny it. Some won’t say anything at all. On December 1, we publish what we found.
