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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Drunk police officer told colleague ‘I bet you're a big boy'
A woman police officer groped a colleague during a drunken night out and told him 'I bet you're a big boy aren't you?', a disciplinary hearing was told. Pc Olivia Clinton, 30, is alleged to have then groped her colleague a second time over the crotch and said: 'I bet you're really fit, aren't you?' Later in the night out in Eastbourne with fellow officers, Pc Clinton, who was 'extremely intoxicated', told a fellow female officer she was 'really sexy' before groping her breast, the disciplinary panel heard. PC Clinton, who has since resigned from Sussex Police, was barred from serving as an officer again, and told she would have been sacked if she had still been serving. The hearing in Lewes was told Pc Clinton had joined fellow officers at a night out in a pub and was bought several drinks. One colleague, named as Pc B, felt a hand grope his bottom while he was at the bar and initially assumed it was his partner, who was among the group. But when he turned around, he saw Pc Clinton, who told him: 'I bet you're a big boy aren't you?' Later, she wrapped her arms around his waist as he stood at the bar, before sliding her hands down to his crotch. After the group joined another gathering of officers, she groped the breast of a female officer, named as Pc A. Sarah Taylor, counsel for Sussex Police, said: 'Both of those touching incidents amounted to a sexual assault.. 'She was spoken to directly afterwards. There was a discussion about their shock at what had taken place. 'Pc Clinton was very intoxicated at the time. She was collected by her partner later that evening after officers called him and he came to get her. 'She has no recollection of either of the allegations. 'She was appalled and ashamed of herself and that she made anyone feel uncomfortable or upset. She expresses apologies to both of the victims.' The disciplinary panel was told Pc Clinton, who joined the force as a PCSO in 2019 and became a full officer in 2022, was on a diet at the time and the lack of food had contributed to her intoxication. In mitigation, Det Chief Insp Chris Thompson, of Sussex Police Federation, said that since the incident, the former officer had essentially given up alcohol. Peter Gardner, the force's assistant chief constable, said: 'We find should Pc Clinton have been a serving officer, she would have been dismissed without notice and she will be placed on the barred list. Alcohol does not abdicate personal responsibility.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Sky News
07-02-2025
- Sky News
Ex-PC found not guilty after 'nudging' e-bike and knocking men off
A retired police officer has been cleared by a jury for knocking two people off an electric motorbike in order to "protect life". Tim Bradshaw, a former PC, told Portsmouth Crown Court it was Dominic Mizzi's "own stupid fault" he had been involved in the incident. Mr Mizzi, 22, was a passenger on the e-bike which was being ridden by Mason McGarry, who was 17 at the time. Mr Bradshaw, 55, was found not guilty on Friday of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a trial. The court heard the response officer touched the back wheel of the e-bike with his Ford Focus marked police car, causing Mr McGarry and Mr Mizzi to lose control and fall to the ground. Mr Bradshaw said the use of a "tactical contact" manoeuvre had been authorised previously by his superiors, and he was permitted to use "reasonable force". The jury took one hour to reach the verdict, and to clear him of an alternative charge of causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention, in Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, on 3 November 2022. Judge David Melville KC told the jurors: "Thank you very much indeed. You will realise that was an important case, not only for this defendant but throughout the country." The court heard that Mr McGarry had more than 40 convictions, including for robbery, theft and dangerous driving. He suffered a broken tibia and required surgery following the e-bike incident, and told the court he was given no warning about the manoeuvre. The court heard Mr Mizzi had numerous convictions, including for assaulting emergency workers. Mr Bradshaw, who retired in June last year, said: "I was presented with a situation which in my view was a perfect opportunity to make contact with that bike and stop a pursuit and the increased risk." He said that he had "nudged" the electric bike with the bumper of his vehicle and added: "It was light contact, it was light enough, there was not a blemish on my police car." He added: "I believed it was a justified, necessary action." Mr Bradshaw described in court how police were involved in regular pursuits with electric motorbikes in the seaside town, but they were normally unable to stop the riders because of the speed of the vehicles and their ability to go down alleyways and closed roads. The court also heard that Mr Mizzi had been injured in a previous e-bike accident, and another young man had been killed in a crash nearby in the previous month. After the verdict, Andy Newman, deputy chairman of Sussex Police Federation, read a statement outside court on behalf of Mr Bradshaw. He said: "This case demonstrates that police officers only have seconds to make decisions in order to uphold the law. "Tim hopes that going forward police organisations will show the bravery and confidence that this jury has shown in supporting and protecting communities. "Police officers like Tim are out protecting communities 365 days a year making sure that you are safe." Superintendent Rachel Glenton, head of roads policing for Surrey and Sussex police forces, said: "We expect the highest driving standards from our officers and staff, and road safety and reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads is a priority for the force. "It was important that this case was decided by a jury, and we are grateful to those members of the public who carefully considered all of the evidence presented before the court."
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Yahoo
Former Pc cleared of dangerous driving after knocking two men off e-bike
A retired police officer has been cleared by a jury for knocking two men off an electric motorbike in order to 'protect life'. Former-Pc Tim Bradshaw, 55, was found not guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, after a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. The jury took one hour to reach the verdict, and to clear him of an alternative charge of causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention, in Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, on November 3 2022. Speaking to the jury, Judge David Melville KC told them: 'Thank you very much indeed. You will realise that was an important case, not only for this defendant but throughout the country.' The court heard that the response officer touched the back wheel of the e-bike with his Ford Focus marked police car, causing the rider, Mason McGarry, and pillion passenger Dominic Mizzi, to lose control and fall to the ground. Mr McGarry, who was 17 at the time, suffered a broken tibia and required surgery, and told the court that Bradshaw had not given any warning. The court heard that Mr McGarry had more than 40 convictions, including for robbery, theft and dangerous driving. Mr Mizzi, 22, also told the court that he had numerous convictions, including for assaulting emergency workers. Mr Bradshaw, a married father-of-one, told the court that it was Mr Mizzi's 'own stupid fault' that he had been involved in the incident. He also said that the use of a 'tactical contact' manoeuvre had been authorised previously by his superiors, and he was permitted to use 'reasonable force'. Mr Bradshaw, who retired in June last year, said: 'I was presented with a situation which in my view was a perfect opportunity to make contact with that bike and stop a pursuit and the increased risk.' He said that he had 'nudged' the electric bike with the bumper of his vehicle and added: 'It was light contact, it was light enough, there was not a blemish on my police car.' He added: 'I believed it was a justified, necessary action.' Mr Bradshaw described in court how police were involved in regular pursuits with electric motorbikes in the seaside town, but were normally unable to stop the riders because of the speed of the vehicles and their ability to go down alleyways and closed roads. The court also heard that Mr Mizzi had been injured in a previous e-bike accident, and another young man had been killed in a crash nearby in the previous month. Andy Newman, deputy chairman of Sussex Police Federation, read a statement outside court on behalf of Mr Bradshaw. He said: 'Today a jury has taken 20 minutes to come to a not guilty verdict and clear the name of retired Pc Tim Bradshaw. 'This case demonstrates that police officers only have seconds to make decisions in order to uphold the law. 'Tim hopes that going forward police organisations will show the bravery and confidence that this jury has shown in supporting and protecting communities. 'Police officers like Tim are out protecting communities 365 days a year making sure that you are safe. 'He would like to thank his legal team, Mark Alfred, MGR Solicitors and Sussex Police Federation, and his family who have supported him through the two years and three months that this has taken to come to court.' Superintendent Rachel Glenton, head of roads policing for Surrey and Sussex police forces, said: 'We expect the highest driving standards from our officers and staff, and road safety and reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads is a priority for the force. 'It was important that this case was decided by a jury, and we are grateful to those members of the public who carefully considered all of the evidence presented before the court.'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Yahoo
Watch: Moment policeman knocks ‘goading' teenager off e-bike
This is the moment a policeman knocked a 'goading' teenager with more than 40 previous convictions off his e-bike with his patrol car. Former police constable Tim Bradshaw, 55, was on Friday found not guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, after a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court. The jury also cleared him of an alternative charge of causing serious injury by driving without due care and attention. The court heard that the response officer touched the back wheel of the e-bike with his Ford Focus marked police car in Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, causing Mason McGarry, the rider, and pillion passenger Dominic Mizzi to lose control and fall to the ground. McGarry, who was 17 at the time of the incident, on Nov 3 2022, suffered a broken tibia and required surgery, and told the court that Mr Bradshaw had not given any warning. The court heard that McGarry had more than 40 convictions, including for robbery, theft and dangerous driving. Mizzi, 22, also told the court that he had numerous convictions, including for assaulting emergency workers. Mr Bradshaw, a married father-of-one, told the court that it was Mizzi's 'own stupid fault' that he had been involved in the incident. He also said that the use of a 'tactical contact' manoeuvre had been authorised previously by his superiors, and that he was permitted to use 'reasonable force'. Mr Bradshaw, who retired in June last year, said: 'I was presented with a situation which in my view was a perfect opportunity to make contact with that bike and stop a pursuit and the increased risk.' He said that he had 'nudged' the electric bike with the bumper of his vehicle and added: 'It was light contact, it was light enough, there was not a blemish on my police car.' He added: 'I believed it was a justified, necessary action.' Mr Bradshaw described in court how police were involved in regular pursuits with electric motorbikes in the seaside town, but were normally unable to stop the riders because of the speed of the vehicles and their ability to go down alleyways and closed roads. The court also heard that Mizzi had been injured in a previous e-bike accident, and another young man had been killed in a crash nearby in the previous month. Andy Newman, deputy chairman of Sussex Police Federation, read a statement outside court on behalf of Mr Bradshaw. He said: 'Today a jury has taken 20 minutes to come to a not guilty verdict and clear the name of retired Pc Tim Bradshaw. 'This case demonstrates that police officers only have seconds to make decisions in order to uphold the law. 'Tim hopes that going forward police organisations will show the bravery and confidence that this jury has shown in supporting and protecting communities. 'Police officers like Tim are out protecting communities 365 days a year making sure that you are safe. 'He would like to thank his legal team, Mark Alfred, MGR Solicitors and Sussex Police Federation, and his family who have supported him through the two years and three months that this has taken to come to court.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
