A police officer was fired after covering up a colleague who acted as a police officer while he was removed.
PC Hailey Noyce was fired by Sussex police after attending a stop and search incident at the request of PC Alice Price, who was banned from wearing a police uniform, making arrests or working with members of the public at the time.
Price, who was under investigation for serious behavior at the time, detained a driver in Felfam, Bognor, on December 31, 2019.
Noyes went to the scene at the request of Price, failing to challenge the blatant violation of the restrictions and covering up the actions of his banned colleague in a subsequent report.
She also changed the incident report of another officer to minimize Price’s involvement in the event, and provided intentionally false information in her witness testimony, the Independent Police Conduct Service said.
Officials stopped a driver in Bognor in 2019
Graham Beasley, regional director of the Independent Police Conduct Service, said: “Behavior of this kind, including dishonesty, undermines the police service and has the potential to negatively affect public confidence in the police.
“The chairman of the commission described the actions of the employees as intentional and intentional operational dishonesty and the seriousness of the proven allegations is emphasized by the sanctions.
The man detained by Price and Noyes was found to have cannabis and a penknife, and was issued a fixed notice of punishment, which was later overturned due to lawsuits against the officers.
Price further violated her restrictions while dealing with a suspected thief on January 12, 2020, for which she also did not make a statement about her actions.
Brighton Police Department
Both were found to have violated standards of professional conduct for honesty and integrity, orders and instructions, and defamatory conduct. Noyes also violated the standards of duties and responsibilities and reported misconduct.
Price resigned in March 2020. If Price was still working for the Sussex police force, she would also be fired, the Independent Police Conduct Service said.
Noyes was fired with immediate effect.
Both officers will be on the list of banned persons from the Police College, which prevents future work in the police, and are guilty of gross misconduct.
The ten-month investigation, which began in February 2020, reviewed videos carried by the body, police radio broadcasts, recordings of the incident, interviews with officials involved and statements by police witnesses.
The four-day trial ended on Thursday, April 28.
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