Cleveland

A Cleveland Police officer who disclosed personal information about a man to his ex-partner as an “ice breaker” during the breakdown of his relationship has been dismissed with immediate effect. PC Christopher Lowerson told his former girlfriend whilst off duty that the victim, who can only be identified as Mr A, was not able to […] […]

A Cleveland Police officer is set to be face a gross misconduct probe – months after the initial hearing was scrapped. Inspector Mark Doherty is alleged to have passed on confidential information. Investigators also claim he submitted an “altered” document during a different gross misconduct hearing, which included information about a member of the public […] […]

A police officer has been fired for lying about witnessing a car spin 360 degrees on a busy road during his commute because he needed a cover story for being late for work. PC Andrew Siggens, a Hartlepool-based Cleveland Police officer, repeatedly lied to superiors and maintained his story at a disciplinary hearing, bringing his […] […]

A POLICE officer is facing a gross misconduct disciplinary hearing after admitting accessing confidential data and sharing it with a family member. He has been placed before an accelerated misconduct hearing after accepting a criminal caution for unlawfully accessing Cleveland Police computers. PC Christopher Marrison photographed the information before sharing it. The force’s website says […] […]

A vulnerable mum who took her own life suffered from police ‘failings’ and “fell through the net” of the country’s mental health support in the months leading up to her death, an inquest heard. Lauren Bostock was just 28 when she committed suicide at her house in Ingleby Barwick, as reported by Teesside Live. She […] […]

A disciplinary hearing for a Cleveland Police inspector has been adjourned over concerns about a member sitting on the panel. Inspector Mark Doherty was due to face a gross misconduct hearing on Monday at Scotswood House in Stockton. But shortly after proceedings began, an issue was raised by a person attending regarding a superintendent sitting […] […]

A STRING of failures in helping a Teesside child whose leg was broken by his mother several years before he was badly hurt again have been revealed in a stark report. A review into “Child T” has uncovered a raft of missed opportunities and inadequate responses from council, Cleveland Police, and safeguarding teams after the […] […]

A former Cleveland Police officer is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, whose garage had allegedly been used to store a cannabis factory. Investigators also claim the policeman hid a knife under his girlfriend’s bed, with texts uncovered on his phone allegedly informing her it was there to use as a weapon “just in case something […] […]

Cleveland Police officers may have used force to punish suspects while they were in their custody, a critical new report has said Detainees are being placed at a “significant risk of harm” by failings across the force’s custody suites according to joint report, from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and […] […]

A police inspector accused of treating a work conference as a “drinking expedition” has been found guilty of gross misconduct. And following the two-week disciplinary hearing, Inspector Jonathan Stansmore was sacked without notice. As reported, Mr Stansmore missed most of a National Cyber Protect Conference which he had travelled to in Cardiff in September 2019. […] […]