Police officer who went to Homebase for hot tub mat instead of attending emergency call is dismissed for gross misconduct
Det Supt Paul Kessell, head of professional standards, said "his behaviour brought discredit upon the police service"
The hearing found that he accepted an immediate deployment via his police radio, but rather than respond he went to Homebase.The one-day public hearing heard the officer had bought a hot tub for home use after his wife fell ill. "However, instead of abandoning his planned trip to Homebase and setting off promptly to answer the call, using the emergency blue light on his car, he told [the] controller that he would be free to attend the emergency 'very very shortly' and proceeded to Homebase to collect his mat before answering the emergency," the hearing was told.
The hearing heard that the officer breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of "honesty and integrity, authority, respect and courtesy, discreditable conduct and duties and responsibilities".
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