Avon and Somerset

An Avon and Somerset police officer has been sacked after using force IT systems to check out a potential date. The force said PC Teresa Lines also made a false entry in her notebook about her reasons for going to the man’s house while on duty. She faced a misconduct hearing at police headquarters in […] […]

A police officer who used the force’s computer systems to check details of a man she intended to go on a date with has been sacked. PC Teresa Lines also made a false entry in her notebook about why she attended the man’s house and then made a false allegation against the person who reported […] […]

A police force has settled on payouts of more than £120,000 to officers examined by a sex pest doctor. Dr Reginald Bunting, who served with Avon and Somerset police for more than 30 years, conducted “woefully or grossly” unacceptable medical examinations, an independent investigation found in 2017. “He would make officers expose their genitals and […] […]

A misconduct hearing into a former police sergeant has determined that he would have been dismissed had he not resigned. The public hearing was held […]

He was dismissed from Avon and Somerset police yesterday (September 2, 2020) to restore public confidence and send the message to offenders that there is […]

A police officer has pleaded guilty to eight offences relating to indecent images of children at Gloucester Crown Court. PC Darren Bond, 46, appeared at Gloucester […]

Police doctors touched up staff and recruits during routine medical examinations, an investigation has found. And despite various complaints by the officers to Avon and Somerset police, nothing was being done. Dr Reginald Bunting was the force’s Medical Officer (MO) between 1990 and 1997, and worked for the force until 2004. The Bristol doctor died […] […]