Northamptonshire

Two teenagers were given mandatory life sentences for the murder of Lyrico Steede in 2018 after he was lured to a recreation ground off Hempshill […]

A former Northamptonshire Police officer has been accused of “using a work computer” to allegedly check on a new partner. Former copper Michael Clark faces a gross misconduct hearing on Thursday (April 28). According to the force, on or around November 3, 2020, Clark was on duty when he conducted a “detailed find” using the […] […]

A former police officer faces a disciplinary hearing later this month after being accused of using a confidential database without authority to access sensitive personal information relating to a crime reported by a person with who he was in a relationship. Former PC Michael Clark is alleged to have tapped into force computers to find […] […]

A Special Constable with Northamptonshire Police has resigned after lying about using police systems to find out about a man who had been arrested. Former SC Ross Dykes was subject of a gross misconduct hearing after he accessed police systems in December 2020. According to a report released by the force, Mr Dykes breached the […] […]

A police disciplinary panel has ruled a former Northamptonshire special constable would have been sacked for logging into a confidential database while off duty. Ross Dykes admitted using police computer systems to carry out a detailed search for a ‘non-policing purpose’ on Christmas Eve 2020. He later lied to detectives when quizzed about why he […] […]

Victims of a paedophile policeman have opposed a controversial decision to move him to an open prison. Daniel Lishman, who served with Northamptonshire Police between 1995 and 2002, has completed less than 11 years of a life sentence. The offences took place between early 2001 and February 2010 with all but one committed in Northamptonshire, […] […]

A Northamptonshire police officer has resigned after breaking a number of rules – including visiting his family during the strictest Covid-19 lockdown. Constable Mitchel Denton was found to be in breach of three separate rules in 2020 and 2021 at a gross misconduct hearing held by Northamptonshire Police on September 22. The misconduct panel heard […] […]

An activist who was deceived into a relationship with an undercover police officer has won a tribunal case for breaches of her human rights. Kate Wilson met Mark Kennedy while he was posing as an environmental campaigner in Nottingham in 2003. It later emerged Mr Kennedy had sexual relationships with as many as 10 other […] […]

A Northamptonshire Police officer has been given a final written warning after posting a series of TikToks which included references to drug dealers and playing songs which used the n-word. PC Aaron Parry faced a gross misconduct hearing which reviewed four allegations – including a series of TikTok posts made between January and April 2020. He […] […]

A police officer who posted TikTok videos, including one containing an “inappropriate commentary” on the coronavirus pandemic, has been given a final written warning. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said a disciplinary panel found gross misconduct proven against Pc Aaron Parry, of Northamptonshire Police. The watchdog began an independent investigation in May 2020 […] […]

Videos included references to drug dealer, detained person’s nationality and flippant commentary on Covid-19 pandemic A Northamptonshire Police constable is due to face a two-day disciplinary hearing this week over claims he posted inappropriate material on social media. PC Aaron Parry is accused of gross misconduct over video clips posted on his account between January […] […]