Hampshire

A Hampshire Constabulary detective constable has been convicted of forging a witness statement during a murder investigation. Detective Constable Robert Ferrow completed and signed the statement of a witness during the investigation into the murder of Lucy-Anne Rushton in Andover, Hampshire in June 2019. He told investigators he felt “pressured to complete the statement due […] […]

A murder inquiry detective has told a court he failed to follow correct procedure by letting a witness sign blank pages of their statement but denied forging any of the signatures. Det Con Robert Ferrow, 50, took the statement on the day Lucy-Anne Rushton was killed at her home in Andover, Hampshire, in 2019. He […] […]

Sergeant used N-word and homophobic slur in messages to colleague with whom he was having affair A former police sergeant who used racist and homophobic language in messages to a fellow officer with whom he was having an affair has been found guilty of gross misconduct. The male sergeant used the N-word and a homophobic […] […]

Update: 5 of the 6 officers have now been sacked. The commanding officer of a “toxic” specialist police unit accepts that his “failings of management” […]

Det Sgt Oliver Lage, Det Sgt Gregory Willcox and PC James Oldfield have been dismissed while retired detective inspector Tim Ireson and former PC Craig […]

Two police supervisors bear a “heavy responsibility” for a “toxic” culture in their unit, a misconduct hearing has been told. Retired Det Insp Tim Ireson […]