A serving police officer has been arrested and suspended over the death of a 50-year-old pedestrian who was killed in a crash involving an unmarked police car. James Bane, 50, suffered fatal injuries after a crash involving a Peugeot 208 and two parked cars on Egginton Road in Etwall, Derbyshire on September 28. […]
A chief constable has told her officers they have “let down” murder victims and their families. Rachel Swann, who took charge of Derbyshire Police last year, said in a video message to staff that “simple errors” had been made. She added the force was not performing well with “dealing with vulnerability” and it was “not […] […]
THE Derbyshire Police dismissed two officers after a woman suffered a head injury when the driver of a police van deliberately braked on the way to custody, reported the BBC. Police Constables were sacked without notice for gross misconduct, the report added. A misconduct panel found PC Sekhar deliberately braked after the woman, who was […] […]
An investigation has started into Derbyshire Police’s handling of stalking allegations made by a woman who was fatally stabbed. Gracie Spinks, 23, is thought to have been killed by former colleague Michael Sellers in Duckmanton, Derbyshire. Ms Spinks who died in June, reported the stalking to the force in February. The Independent Office for Police […] […]
An inquiry into the murder of a pensioner whose body was dismembered has said police missed opportunities to safeguard him. Graham Snell is thought to have been killed a day after he visited a police station to tell officers that Daniel Walsh was staying at his home uninvited and had stolen cash from his bank […] […]
A Derbyshire police call handler could face jail after admitting illegally accessing confidential information about people on the force’s national database. Sharon Toombs pleaded guilty to one count containing 26 allegations she committed the acts when she appeared at Derby Crown Court. The 48-year-old’s charge spans a two-year period between October 1, 2018 and October […] […]
A police constable has been sacked over his handling of a domestic abuse incident which saw him fail to arrest those involved and then mislead a superior […]
A disgraced Derbyshire police officer who headbutted a motorist and uttered a foul-mouthed insult about his victim’s weight faces the sack after being found guilty […]
He will stand trial later this year A police officer has appeared in court charged with attacking a civilian while he was on duty. PC […]
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