Filth by name. . .

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Update:



‘16 years old, vulnerable, in handcuffs’: Police held Taser to teenager’s neck, hearing told


Metropolitan Police officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct

“We acknowledge that this was a distressing incident for the boy involved and recognise the ongoing impact it has had on both him and his family. We have previously apologised for the trauma caused and we repeat this again today.

“It is right that any use of force and stop and search are scrutinised, and in this case the panel found that PC Jones’s actions were not proportionate or necessary.”

Additional reporting in the Guardian:

Met officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct

Jamar Powell says PC Connor Jones should be sacked rather than receiving written warning over traumatising action

www.theguardian.com

Notably, the officer failed to activate his bodyworn camera prior to approaching Jamar Powell. Fortunately, the incident was captured on camera by one of hsmar's friends.

The Met's Race Action Plan to address ethnic communities lack of trust in the police is expected to be launched 'soon'.

 

[GarveyLives]

The former national chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, former PC John Apter, is to face gross misconduct proceedings following an investigation into two allegations of sexual assault:

Former Police Federation chairman John Apter won't be prosecuted over sexual assault allegations

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided not to bring charges of sexual assault because prosecution thresholds had not been met.

A misconduct panel has heard that retired PC John Apter, the former national chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, allegedly made lewd comments about the grieving widow of PC Andrew Harper, who was killed on duty after being dragged to his death by a getaway car, groped a female colleague and made further sexually inappropriate comments.

Former PC John Apter is accused of making the ‘sickening’ and ‘sexually suggestive’ comment while organising a visit from Mrs Harper to collect a posthumous award on behalf of her husband in 2020.

It is also alleged that former PC John Apter made the derogatory comment to colleagues, telling them: ‘I’d like to comfort her in my hotel room.’

Former PC John Apter was then heard saying ‘I wouldn’t mind looking after her tonight’, the misconduct hearing was told.

He is further accused of acting in a sexually inappropriate manner towards two women, including sexually touching a much younger constable on her bottom while whispering: ‘Is that ok?’

On another occasion, former PC John Apter allegedly said to a pregnant woman working at the Police Federation: ‘Maybe you’ll get a bum now.’

The three allegations relate to incidents in 2019, 2020 and 2021, one of which is alleged to have taken place before an awards ceremony for police bravery.

Former PC John Apter denies three allegations of gross misconduct:

Police chairman: I’ll ‘comfort’ dead officer’s wife in my hotel

Former police leader allegedly made sexual remark about widow of PC Andrew Harper

 

[RiderOnTheStorm]

sickening that this is the spectrum in the police ..... Andrew Harper at one end (just read that article - going above & beyond and horrible way to die ) and then this piece of filth at the other .....

 

[GarveyLives]

Man alleges being beaten by police after giving some change to a homeless man:

Northamptonshire Police reviewing CCTV of 'brutal' arrest

A man says he was "beaten up by police" after giving a homeless person some change.

www.bbc.co.uk

Northamptonshire Police force says it has not identified any misconduct during an arrest of a student who claims he was repeatedly assaulted by an officer:

Northamptonshire Police deny misconduct over filmed 'brutal' arrest

 

[GarveyLives]

A police officer found to have caused two women he was supervising “psychological distress” with “sexualised” language has been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct.

A panel found that temporary Detective Sergeant Charles Ellis of Thames Valley Police had regularly used “misplaced humour” while working for Thames Valley Police at its Kidlington headquarters in Oxfordshire:

Officer dismissed after calling female colleague 'sugar t***' and 'sex worker'

The behaviour concerned took place in late 2022 and early 2023.​

 

[GarveyLives]

PC Gary Chant of the Metropolitan Police's Central West Command Unit, who threatened to kill his ex-partner's animals, has been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct following his conviction for harassment without violence at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 20 August 2024, and a subsequent misconduct hearing on 20 September 2024.

The case followed the end of PC Gary Chant's relationship with a woman in October 2023, when she moved out of their joint address. In November 2023, PC Gary Chant sent her 80 messages, calling her a thief, telling her to drop his stuff off, and saying that she was 'childish', 'untrustworthy', 'worse than his ex-wife', and 'no better than the people he deals with in custody'.

The tribunal heard he also sent a message threatening to kill her pets in September 2023, and made allegations of theft against her to Kent Police in October 2023. He was arrested in November 2023 after she reported the numerous messages. PC Gary Chant broadly accepted his conduct but disputed it was harassment.

The complainant, a former colleague at Charing Cross police station, had to give evidence at trial from behind a screen:

(Source: Evening Standard)​

Metropolitan Police officer who threatened to kill ex's animals is sacked

 

[ddraig]

Sickos

Met officers accused of gross misconduct over Sarah Everard case

Met Police officers face misconduct hearings for unnecessarily looking at files about Ms Everard.

www.bbc.co.uk

PCs Myles McHugh and Clare Tett, Det Con Tyrone Ward, Det Sgt Robert Butters and Sgt Mark Harper - and former officers trainee Det Con Hannah Rebbeck and Insp Akinwale Ajose-Adeogun - will answer allegations that their conduct breached the Met's standards of professional behaviour, in respect of confidentiality, discreditable conduct, and orders and instructions.

It is alleged that each of the seven individuals accessed a police system relating to Ms Everard's case between 5 and 15 March 2021, some on multiple occasions, and that this was not undertaken in the course of their duties.

 

[equationgirl]

Additional reporting from The Guardian on this particular case:

Met officers accused of accessing Sarah Everard files to face misconduct hearing

Seven accused officers are alleged to have opened files ‘with no proper policing purpose’ in 2021

www.theguardian.com

In all seven officers have been accused of accessing the Sarah Everard case files without having a legitimate work-related reason to do so.

 

[equationgirl]

Also, no word yet about changes to the 'catastrophically flawed' vetting system that were exposed by the Angiolini report.

 

[equationgirl]

Victims of stalking being failed by forces across England and Wales:

Stalking victims left at ‘serious risk’ by police failures, report finds

Damning report by police chiefs in England and Wales reveals systemic failures in support for victims and calls for change

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pickman's model]

Victims of stalking being failed by forces across England and Wales:

Stalking victims left at ‘serious risk’ by police failures, report finds

Damning report by police chiefs in England and Wales reveals systemic failures in support for victims and calls for change

www.theguardian.com

No surprise when you see so many examples of the sort of people who staff those forces on this thread

 

[GarveyLives]

Who knows, but here's another one. Four and a half years from arrest to trial is a joke though

Alleged drug dealing PC 'dropped cocaine bag at school' - BBC News

Ex-Greater Manchester Police officer Andrew Talbot is accused of taking the drugs from police storage.

www.bbc.co.uk

Following his trial at Liverpool Crown Court, on 25 September 2024 former PC Andrew Talbot of Findlay Street, Leigh, who was part of Greater Manchester Police's appropriately named Serious Crime Division, was found guilty of supplying a controlled drug of Class A, misconduct in public office and failing to comply with a notice under section 49 of the Regulation and Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

In November 2023, former PC Andrew Talbot pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cocaine, possession of ammunition without a firearm certificate, theft of cocaine, conspiracy, two counts of misconduct in public office and a further charge of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office:

Manchester detective found guilty after stealing cocaine and giving it to dealers

(Source: Greater Manchester Police)​

Completely corrupt former PC Andrew Talbot, who stole just under 4kg (9lb) of cocaine from Greater Manchester Police’s evidence store and supplied it to drug dealer Keith Bretherton between February 2018 and January 2020 will be sentenced together with Bretherton (who pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and possession of cocaine with intent to supply, and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office) will be sentenced on 18 October 2024.

 

[agricola]

Additional reporting from The Guardian on this particular case:

Met officers accused of accessing Sarah Everard files to face misconduct hearing

Seven accused officers are alleged to have opened files ‘with no proper policing purpose’ in 2021

www.theguardian.com

In all seven officers have been accused of accessing the Sarah Everard case files without having a legitimate work-related reason to do so.

FWIW these almost certainly were not the case files (as in the documentation built up during the murder investigation) - access to these is not something that the vast majority of cops or police staff would ever have. Much more likely are the common systems used early on in the case when she was being treated as a missing person, which nearly everyone has access to and which are all easily auditable to see who has accessed them.

 

[equationgirl]

FWIW these almost certainly were not the case files (as in the documentation built up during the murder investigation) - access to these is not something that the vast majority of cops or police staff would ever have. Much more likely are the common systems used early on in the case when she was being treated as a missing person, which nearly everyone has access to and which are all easily auditable to see who has accessed them.

The article is not explicit over exactly what was accessed but refers to sensitive information being accessed after the news of Sarah Everard's disappearance was reported. Two of those being investigated are alleged to have accessed systems on multiple occasions but none of the seven accused did not have any policing purpose to access them.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Manchester police face no disciplinaries over essentially groundless strip-search of woman:

Anger as GMP takes no action on cops who strip searched woman 'based on nothing'

"Now Dannika, we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way"

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[GarveyLives]

PC Ross Benson, of the Metropolitan Police's North West Basic Command Unit, has been dismissed for gross misconduct after he was found to have spanked a 13 year-old girl (who was known to him) on 'her bare bottom on numerous occasions', between April 2018 and August 2018 while he was off duty. There was an alleged sexual element to his behaviour. PC Ross Benson's victim was aged between 12 and 13 at the time of the attacks.

Bedfordshire police arrested PC Ross Benson on suspicion of sexual assault on 6 November 2020, but in September 2021 he was informed no further action would be taken. He has now been placed on the barred list held by the College of Policing.

Detective Superintendent Will Lexton-Jones, said:

'My thoughts are first and foremost with the victim who displayed courage in reporting this. PC Benson’s abhorrent behaviour has led to his immediate dismissal, which is a decision I fully support.

'I hope this outcome demonstrates how we are rooting out those who do not demonstrate the high standards we demand from our officers.'

 

[equationgirl]

I saw that reporting GarveyLives buried in the Evening Standard,

 

[equationgirl]

There's this one as well:

Met PCs committed misconduct in Croydon schoolboy search

A watchdog found officers committed misconduct by using unreasonable restraint on a 14-year-old boy.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[tim]

How did Benson escape being prosecuted for what was a violent sexual assault on a child?

 

[GarveyLives]

Two Metropolitan Police officers - PC McCorley Clewes and former PC Benjamin Morgan - who handcuffed a 14 year-old schoolboy on the ground during a stop and search in south London in June 2022 committed misconduct according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Mercifully, the incident was seen by members of the public and mobile phone footage recorded by a witness was analysed by investigators from the Independent Office for Police Conduct, along with police officers' body-worn video.

PC McCorley Clewes was also found to have breached the standard of authority, respect and courtesy for his manner when speaking to the child's mother and members of the public. He was given a final written warning for two years

Former PC Benjamin Morgan could not be sanctioned as he had already resigned from the force:

Metropolitan Police misconduct found after boy mistakenly searched in robbery investigation

"I thought I was going to die."​

 

[seeformiles]

Met PC Ross Benson sacked for 'spanking' 12-year-old girl

Ross Benson was also placed on the College of Police's barred list, after the misconduct hearing.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[equationgirl]

How did Benson escape being prosecuted for what was a violent sexual assault on a child?

No idea but maybe the CPS didn't think it had a reasonable chance of conviction? They do seem to have, in my un-lawyerly opinion, a rather high bar in some cases (but in particular sexual assault and rape cases). In my opinion.

 

[equationgirl]

GarveyLives I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't repost somewhat large images of children being subjected to brutal assaults. It's not necessary to the reporting of the incident. I think readers of this thread are 100% against that disturbing and violent behaviour especially against people of colour.

Thank you.

Or even put that image behind the spoiler code. That's what it's there for.

 

[GarveyLives]

A senior Greater Manchester Police officer allegedly strangled his girlfriend who feared she was 'going to die' when she recorded him being verbally abusive during a row, a court heard. Former Chief Inspector Mark Warner screamed at the woman that he would lose his job and pension if colleagues heard the recording, before allegedly pinning her up against a wall by her throat:

Ex-Greater Manchester Police Chief Inspector strangled his partner in terrifying attack at home, trial hears

For the record, former Greater Manchester Police Chief Inspector Mark Warner was cleared of strangling his ex-partner. On 23 August 2024, a jury took 52 minutes to find him not guilty of a charge of intentional strangulation, which he had denied at his three day trial:

​

Former chief inspector cleared of strangling partner following trial

 

[GarveyLives]

Earlier today, the jury in the trial of retired Metropolitan Police constable Stephen Kyere, who was accused of raping a woman, was discharged after they failed to reach a verdict.

(Source: as stated in image)

The case is being considered for a retrial.​

For the record, on 26 May 2023, retired Metropolitan Police officer, constable Stephen Kyere, was found not guilty of rape at his retrial:

Stephen Kyere: Ex-Met Police officer not guilty of rape in retrial

 

[GarveyLives]

The Independent Office for Police Conduct ("IOPC") is investigating the conduct of 10 current or former Metropolitan Police officers and staff over their handling of allegations against Metropolitan Police serial rapist David Carrick's behaviour.

The IOPC said it is probing five serving Metropolitan Police officers.

The detective constable, detective sergeant, detective inspector and two chief inspectors were informed this month that they are under investigation for gross misconduct.

A former Metropolitan Police officer, now at the City of London Police force, and two retired Metropolitan Police officers – a former police constable and former superintendent – have also been advised they are under investigation for gross misconduct.

A serving Metropolitan Police staff member and a Metropolitan Police police constable have been advised they are under investigation for misconduct.

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick received 36 life sentences after pleading guilty to 85 sexual assaults, including multiple rapes.

The IOPC said: 'After carrying out an initial scoping review of police handling of allegations against Carrick earlier this year, we made the decision to launch investigations into multiple alleged failings of police officers and staff who assessed and/or investigated allegations made against him.

'If these matters had been adequately progressed, Carrick could potentially have faced gross misconduct proceedings and been dismissed from the police service years before he was eventually arrested.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has now announced that four Metropolitan Police officers and a member of police staff will face disciplinary proceedings for their handling of allegations against the former Metropolitan Police gunman and serial rapist PC David Carrick. It said that a detective sergeant, three officers and a police staff member allegedly breached "police standards of professional behaviour".

Those facing disciplinary proceedings all worked in the Metropolitan Police's Directorate of Professional Standards at the time.

(Source: as stated in image)​

Independent Office for Police Conduct regional director Mel Palmer said:

“Our thoughts continue to be with all of the women who were victims of this serial predator.

“Our investigations into alleged failures to investigate reports made against David Carrick were comprehensive and identified several missed opportunities to pursue misconduct investigations against him.

“In all cases we identified that officers failed to properly explore, investigate or oversee the misconduct investigations against Carrick, who never faced any disciplinary proceedings despite being the subject of serious criminal allegations on multiple occasions.

“Had these matters been progressed appropriately, Carrick may have potentially faced gross misconduct proceedings and been dismissed from the force well before he was eventually arrested.

“Four officers and a member of police staff will now face disciplinary proceedings, including one officer who will face a gross misconduct hearing, while two more former officers would have faced disciplinary meetings had they not retired from the force.”

​

 

[equationgirl]

Met settle civil case from 2017:

Met settles £1m civil case after wrongful arrest of black bank manager in 2017

Dale Semper feels ‘some justice has been done’ after apology and settlement but moment ‘bitter sweet’

www.theguardian.com

 

[teqniq]

Met settle civil case from 2017:

Met settles £1m civil case after wrongful arrest of black bank manager in 2017

Dale Semper feels ‘some justice has been done’ after apology and settlement but moment ‘bitter sweet’

www.theguardian.com

Absolute weasel words from the Met, complete arseholes.

 

[GarveyLives]

"A former Nottinghamshire Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct after he referred to his vehicle as the “rape van” - but he has not been named by a misconduct panel in order to protect his mental health. A hearing was told the unnamed officer “deliberately targeted” women within the force, including repeatedly trying to start a relationship with one who had shown no interest ..."

Former Nottinghamshire Police officer referred to his vehicle as 'the rape van' but his identity will remain a secret

Nottinghamshire Police Chief Constable Kate Meynell said:

“The language this officer used is completely abhorrent and has no place whatsoever in Nottinghamshire Police ...

The actions of this one officer has the potential to dent public trust and confidence at a time when police forces are under immense scrutiny ..."

 

[GarveyLives]

Dale Semper ... lucky to be alive:

Channel 4 News, 12 June 2020




Channel 4 News, 24 July 2023​