A police detective faked having cervical cancer to get time off work. Detective Sergeant Vikki Costello, who worked for Kent Police, repeatedly lied to bosses and colleagues that she was unwell, submitted sick notes, and pretended to undergo treatment. When the ruse was rumbled, she refused to release her medical records or provide any evidence […] […]
FIVE officers from Dorset Police have been suspended over allegations over ‘discriminatory’ WhatsApp messages. An investigation has been launched into the five police officers after a report about the allegations was made to the force’s Professional Standards Department in July 2022. Dorset Police say a referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct […] […]
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a police car in Livingston on Boxing Day. Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving a marked police car and a man on Almond Link Road in the town at around 10.15pm. The 62-year-old pedestrian was taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of […] […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexual assault. PC Chris Lee, who is attached to the Central West Command Unit, is said to have carried out the alleged offence in November 2021 while off duty. Scotland Yard also said Lee, is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The […] […]
A serving PSNI officer has been charged over an alleged drink-driving collision on Christmas Eve. The 56-year-old woman has also been suspended. Police say it follows a road traffic collision in Lisburn on 24 December which has led to her being charged with driving with excess alcohol and driving without due care and attention.In a […] […]
A Met Police officer visited a sex worker to use her ‘services’, hit her in the face and then fled her home during an excursion that breached lockdown rules. Former PC Hassan Mahmood went to a sex worker’s home on January 12, 2021 while Covid restrictions were in place. The former officer, who was serving […] […]
A former Met Police officer, found guilty of misconduct during pandemic restrictions, has been barred from returning to any policing role. Hassan Mahmood visited a woman in her house in Mitcham in south London in January 2021 and paid her for sex. He was fined £660 at the City of London Magistrates’ Court earlier after […] […]
Call outs resulting in police officers using force have risen sharply compared to before the pandemic, new figures show. Home Office figures show the number of incidents in which West Midlands Police used force rose 67 per cent to 18,661 in the year to March, from 11,187 in 2019-2020. Of the incidents last year, 1,562 […] […]
In the aftermath of horrific incidents of police misconduct nationally such as Wayne Couzens’ abduction and murder of Sarah Everard, even more focus has been put on the actions of police officers across the UK, including in Essex.Over the past 12 months, there have been many misconduct hearings involving officers who work for either Essex […] […]
A woman has died after being hit by a police car in Liverpool on Christmas Eve. Merseyside Police said they were called to reports shortly after 8pm of a collision involving a pedestrian and a police car on Sheil Road in the city . The woman, in her 20s, was confirmed dead at the scene. […] […]
Calls are mounting for a full public inquiry into Gwent Police as the force says it continues to be horrified by the allegations that have emerged to date. Four Gwent Police officers have been suspended, and another placed on restricted duties as part of an investigation into claims of racism, misogyny and homophobia in the […] […]
A police constable is alleged to have filmed himself smoking cannabis in Amsterdam – and posted the footage on Snapchat. PC Anthony Guina will face Chief Constable John Campbell at a misconduct hearing next month, where he is accused of discreditable conduct. The force claims Mr Guina, who is based at Milton Keynes police station, […] […]
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