Every member of the Metropolitan Police Service, whether a volunteer constable or a high-ranking sergeant, is held to high standards of professional behaviour.

While many take their duty to the public very seriously, not every police officer treats their role with the respect it demands.

Said police men and women are called before a panel to explain themselves at a misconduct hearing and can be given written warnings or dismissed without notice depending on their seriousness of their misdeeds.

Ranging from convicted rapists to the drunk and disorderly, here are all the officers who brought shame on the force this year.

Officer downloaded porn while guarding dead teen's body

A policeman who used a grieving dad's Virgin Media account to download pornography while waiting for an undertaker has been locked up for a year for committing fraud by false representation.

Avi Maharaj, 44, downloaded four adult clips while at a property in South London on February 11 last year, following the death of a 14-year-old boy who was found hanged at the address.

The Met Police officer's actions led the father to believe his son had been accessing pornography before his death, Southwark Crown Court heard on Thursday (September 5).

(Image: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire)

PC Maharaj was supposed to be guarding the house at the time and waiting for the undertaker to take the body away when he used the family's Virgin Media account to download pornography worth £25.96.

He then falsified his attendance logs, claiming he left the property in Littleton Street almost two hours earlier than he really did as part of a bid to cover up his actions.

PC Maharaj was dismissed without notice at the conclusion of his hearing on September 9.

Volunteer constable who scammed people

Former volunteer constable Abdirazak Mohamed was dismissed without notice after a hearing held on August 27.

The panel heard that, in early 2016, he arranged a meeting with an acquaintance who was looking for a place to live in Shepherds Bush .

SC Mohamed informed her that he could help find her accommodation and asked for two months’ rent at £250 per month and a deposit of £1,000 up front. She transferred £1,500 into his account on February 8 2016.

At or about the same time, former SC Mohamed had a similar conversation with two other friends of this acquaintance who were also looking for a property to rent. One of these friends paid former SC Mohamed £300 in cash for a deposit.

Mohamed failed to provide accommodation for any of the above, and failed to repay any of the sums paid to him.

Scamming foreign students

PC Lenley Albert was dismissed without notice after a hearing that concluded on August 8.

The panel heard that, in December 2016 during the course of his duties, PC Albert obtained the personal details of a witness in a criminal investigation which he then used to assist him in a business opportunity.

PC Albert purported to organise a tour for foreign students, misled the witness that he had made arrangements for the tour and dishonestly obtained payments from a number of foreign students.

When asked by the witness for repayment of money he had received, PC Albert sent abusive and bullying messages to her and threatened her with criminal proceedings.

PC Albert failed to disclose his registered company to the MPS as a business interest.

Convicted of assault

Police Constable Julian Watkins was dismissed without notice after being convicted of common assault by beating at City of London Magistrates’ Court .

The assault in question took place on 20th October 2018, when PC Watkins assaulted a detainee at Polar Park Custody Suite while working as a Designated Detention Officer.

On July 2, Police Constable Watkins was sentenced to a community order, namely 120 hours’ unpaid work requirement. He was also ordered to pay £500 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and £85 victim surcharge.

Possession of imitation firearm in public

Former volunteer constable Fincham, whose last name was not given, was found to have committed gross misconduct and would have been dismissed if still a serving officer in a hearing held on August 6.

On June 10, he was convicted of "possession of an imitation firearm in a public place".

A Metropolitan Police press release adds: "The matters set out above amount to gross misconduct and are so serious as to justify his dismissal."

Sexist and racist texts

A police officer found to have committed gross misconduct repeatedly was dismissed without notice.

Police Constable Ian Wells sent racist and sexist texts between September 2009 and July 2011 to someone not employed by the police.

He also, while off-duty at an unspecified time, "made racist comments and behaved in an inappropriate manner in the company of persons not employed by the Metropolitan Police Service".

Furthermore, on or around Halloween 2011, he sent images of a Police Intelligence briefing to a person not employed by the police and, in 2008 or 2009, performed an unauthorised check using the Metropolitan Police Computer Systems and provided that information to a person not employed by the Metropolitan Police Service.

Stealing

Police constable Rob Ruston, attached to the Central East Command Unit, was arrested and charged with theft on August 14.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court a day later and pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, suspended for a year.

As a result of the criminals proceedings, a misconduct process will automatically begin.

He is currently suspended from duty.

'Gross misconduct'

Officer guilty of 'gross misconduct' Constable Simon Zebaida was proven guilty of gross misconduct in a hearing held in private on August 7 and 8.

The Metropolitan Police would confirm only he "breached standards of professional behaviour in relation to discreditable conduct".

They added: "Having considered all of the evidence from expert witnesses and the officer, the panel found the allegations proven as gross misconduct."

He was dismissed without notice.

Special accessed crime reports 'without proper purpose'

A special volunteer constable faced a misconduct panel after it was alleged he accessed crime reports "without a proper policing purpose".

Special constable Sheraz Raja, based in the North East, was proven to have committed gross misconduct in a hearing on July 25, which concluded the same day.

He was dismissed without notice. Earlier that month, a serving police officer was sentenced to a year-long community order, 150 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £540 after pleading guilty to accessing police databases without a policing purpose.

Sergeant Okechukwu Efobi, based within Met Detention, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 3 charged with three offences under the Computer Misuse Act, committed while he was on duty in 2018.

Now criminal proceedings are complete, the DPS will conduct a misconduct review.

'Disrespectful to taxi staff'

A special constable faced a misconduct hearing on July 17 after it was alleged she behaved inappropriately in a taxi cab office in Woking in February 2018.

Special constable Emma Tompkins, based in West London, is said to have "inappropriately identified herself as a police officer before making disrespectful comments towards staff".

Gross misconduct was proven and she was dismissed without notice.

Sergeant used 'racist and homophobic tones'

A sergeant faced a misconduct hearing after it was alleged he used "inappropriate language with racist and homophobic tones, as well as words that are derogatory against people with disabilities".

Three allegations against Sergeant Graeme Servantes were found proven, two were found not proven and one was withdrawn.

The chair and the panel ruled that Sergeant Servantes would have been dismissed, had he not already resigned.

Officer slapped person in the face

A service officer was found guilty of common assault, meaning the Directorate of Professional Standards will now automatically begin a misconduct review.

Constable Anthony Walters was on duty on Penfold Street in Westminster on October 15, 2018.

When his colleague stopped to speak to a moped rider, he began speaking to another member of the public.

During this conversation, he was found to have "slapped the victim across the face, without lawful authority to use force".

A complaint was made a day later and PC Walter was charged by postal charge requisition on March 20.

A judge ordered him to pay a fine of £1,400.

Dismissed over assault

A constable was dismissed without notice after allegations of gross misconduct against him were collectively proven at a hearing beginning on July 1.

Constable Daniel Ellis, based in South London , was found to have committed assault and damage to property in relation to his personal relationship with another officer.

He faced further allegations relating to a later relationship with another officer, where he was said to have used abusive language and made threats over the phone.

Mum laundered money through his account

Tower Hamlets Police Constable Robert Carter faced a misconduct hearing which began in November 2018.

It was alleged PC Carter allowed his mother to launder stolen funds through his bank account and benefited financially from said funds.

PC Carter "failed to inform the relevant authorities" or control his account "to avoid suspicion of being involved in criminal conduct".

The panel found all allegations proven as Gross Misconduct at the hearing held in 2018 but was unable to reach a decision on sanction due to running out of time.

Finally, on July 1, he was dismissed without notice.

Punching handcuffed man

A police officer was proven to have punched a handcuffed man in the face in a hearing that concluded on June 25.

The panel heard that on November 14 2017 PC Gary Hamilton was assisting in escorting a handcuffed suspect into custody as Charing Cross police station.

The man kicked PC Hamilton in the groin while they were in the police station back yard and PC Hamilton reacted by punching the man twice in the face whilst he was still under restraint.

A Metropolitan Police press release said: "Having carefully considered all the evidence and mitigating factors including the fact there was clear provocation affecting the officer’s judgement, the panel gave PC Hamilton a final written warning."



Sexually harassing colleague

A Sutton police officer has been dismissed after he was accused of sexually harassing a colleague on at least two occasions.

Detective Sergeant Andrew Wickens was found to have committed gross misconduct by slapping a colleague "hard on the backside" on October 23, 2017 and, years previously on an unknown date, forcing her "into a disabled toilet and [simulating] a sex act against her".

The misconduct hearing ended on June 14, nearly three months after proceedings began on March 19, and was marked by a number of problems, including the accidental naming of both anonymous witnesses by the panel.

Speaking anonymously at the opening of the hearing, DS Wickens' victim said it was only after seeing the reaction of another member of the staff to the October incident that she felt compelled to speak up.

The colleague, who otherwise said she had "always respected" DS Wickens, said this and other alleged incidents made her feel "dirty", "really sick", "violated and humiliated", and "quite cheap".

Despite denying that he had smacked the victim and that the incident in the disabled toilet ever took place, the allegations were found to be proven and DS Wickens was judged to have committed gross misconduct.

Use of force at a traffic stop

Former PC Joshua Savage was proven to have committed gross misconduct after an incident in Camden on September 2016.

At the hearing, which concluded on June 14, the panel heard that Savage breached the standards of professional behaviour when it came to use of force, orders and instructions and discreditable conduct at a traffic stop.

A Met police press release said: "The MPS will review the hearing panel's full determination and rationale for this case and will carefully consider the findings and any recommendations made."

Abused police IT systems

A former Met officer, who worked with the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences team, was found guilty of gross misconduct.

Detective Constable Daniel Brown breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct.

In October 2017, a member of former DC Brown’s family was a victim of vehicle crime. In the days that followed, he accessed a variety of police IT systems in order to obtain and disclose information relating to this matter.

However, since Brown resigned from the MPS last year, no action was taken.

Assaulting a member of the public

PC Benito Navarro, based at the South East Command Unit, was dismissed without notice at the conclusion of his hearing on May 31.

The hearing heard that on March 16, PC Navarro pleaded guilty to Actual Bodily Harm at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after assaulting a member of the public on November 26 2017.

The chair of the hearing found the allegations proven as gross misconduct.

Lying about past crimes

PC Romulus Coita was dismissed without notice following a special case hearing which concluded on May 31.

The panel heard that PC Coita, attached to the South Area Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault in October last year.

Following his arrest he failed to abide by the condition of his police bail and, in the ensuing investigation, it emerged that he had made a false declaration about his criminal history when he joined the MPS.

The chair of the hearing found the allegations proven as gross misconduct.

Assault at Oktoberfest

PC Dipesh Mistry was dismissed without notice after he was proven to have committed "discreditable conduct", deemed gross misconduct by chair Akbar Khan.

The panel, which concluded their hearing on May 30, heard PC Mistry was arrested by German police on September 30 2017 after an alleged assault at Oktoberfest in Munich.

Failing to investigate hate crime

East London PC Jamie Pamplin Police was given a written warning for failing to properly investigate or record a race crime incident on February 10 2017.

A hearing on May 15 and 16 found that PC Pamplin attended with another officer after a single mother said she had been subjected to racial abuse outside her home by a stranger.

PC Pamplin was proven to have failed to speak to the alleged perpetrator, despite reassuring the complainant that he would, and misled a fellow officer about his actions following the complaint.

Inappropriate behaviour at Christmas party

Detective Sergeant Simon Gray, based in North West London, was brought before a misconduct hearing panel in May 13 to 15 after unprofessional conduct at a staff Christmas party in 2015.

DS Gray attended the party while off-duty and, the panel heard, both during the party and immediately afterwards, "acted inappropriately towards another police officer".

His behaviour was found to be misconduct and he was issued with his final written warning.

Football hooliganism

Former Detective Constable Jason Feltham, who is now retired, was found to have committed gross misconduct on May 13 and would have been "dismissed without notice" if he were still in the force.

On 28 November 2017, the panel heard, he attended a Premier League football match and was banned from future games after being aggressive and disorderly towards supporters of the opposing team before kick-off.

DC Feltham attempted to have the ban revoked by claiming it was a case of mistaken identity, which was found to be a lie, resulting in his ban being extended.

Harassing ex-partner

PC Neil Connor, based at Central West Command Unit, was found to have committed gross misconduct and given his final written warning in a hearing on April 29 and 30.

The panel heard that PC Connor harassed a colleague he had been in a relationship with previously.

The "unwanted conduct" continued for months, lasting from November 2016 to February 2017.

Travelling without ticket

A volunteer police officer, referred to only as "MSPC C" and based in the Met's Central South area, was found to have committed misconduct and given a final written warning in a hearing held on April 23 and 24.

The panel heard that on February 19 2018, MSPC C travelled on a South Western Train service without a valid ticket for the entirety of the journey, after misleading station staff into believing he had a valid ticket.

He used his warrant card to access and exit the platforms at Waterloo and Woking stations and had only paid for a Gold Card, which covered travel between Surbiton and Woking.

Unnecessary and excessive force

Police Sergeant Robert Phair, based at Met Detention, was given a final written warning at a hearing on April 15 to 17 after he was proven to have committed gross misconduct.

The panel heard that on two separate occasions in October 2016 while on duty as a Custody Sergeant, PS Phair used unnecessary and excessive force on detainees.

The panel found that the first incident, on October 21, was misconduct but that the second incident three days later was gross misconduct.

Criminal damage during domestic incident

Former Dagenham PC James Garrett was found to have committed misconduct by causing criminal damage.

On February 8 2018, PC Garrett was alleged to have assaulted his wife during a domestic disturbance at their home and caused criminal damage.

However, since at the time of the misconduct hearing he was no longer a police officer, no sanction was imposed.

Drunk and disorderly in a Papa John's

Former Detective Constable Jim Galvin was told he would have been dismissed without notice were he still part of the service after a hearing on April 8.

The panel heard that on June 15 2017, former DC Galvin entered a Papa John's on Tower Bridge Road with a family he had met through his work as a family liaison officer, drunk and demanding pizza for himself and the family.

After he was told the shop was closing and he could not be served, former DC Galvin went behind the counter and used offensive and insulting language to staff, after which the police were called and found the former DC being "uncooperative".

He was removed from his role as Family Liaison Officer whilst the matter was investigated and instructed not to have any contact with the family he had been assigned to.

He went on to disregard this instruction.

Failed to secure evidence

Former Detective Constable Dominic Megraw, previously based in Lambeth, was told he would have been dismissed without notice were he still an officer after a hearing on April 1 and 2.

The panel heard that former DC Megraw failed to secure evidence related to identifying a suspect in an actual bodily harm case, resulting in the evidence being lost.

It was also alleged that between October 1 2016 and January 31 2017, he failed to complete his duties by arriving late or leaving early.

Too drunk to work

Hackney PC Jonathan Blake was dismissed without notice after a misconduct hearing held on March 29.

It heard that PC Blake crashed into a road sign late at night and then left his car at the scene.

He was convicted of failing to report the collision to police.

He called in sick to work the next day and a breath test showed that he was still drunk and unfit to work.

The Met said he provided a dishonest statement about the amount he had drunk the previous night.

Dangerous driving

Former East London PC Benjamin Zola, who appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on December 5 and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to stop after a road accident, was told he would have been dismissed without notice after a hearing on March 20.

The panel heard that on June 28 2018 at around 11.15pm, he was seen driving dangerously in the Catford area and, shortly afterwards, the car was found crashed into parked vehicles with the airbag deployed.

The next day, he was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and leaving the scene of the accident, giving a no comment interview.

DNA belonging to Zola was found on the airbag.

On January 22, he appeared at Woolwich Crown Court and was sentenced to a six-month sentence suspended for two years, a two-month curfew between 9pm and 5am, 100 hours of community service, a victim surcharge of £115 and an 18-month driving ban.

Indecent photos of children

Volunteer police constable Munaver Master, based in the North East Area Command, was dismissed without notice after a hearing on March 20.

At Snaresbrook Crown Court on January 21, he was convicted of taking indecent photographs of children and sentenced to an 18 month community order and a five year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

According to the Ilford Recorder , Master, of Pioneer Point, Ilford, was charged after officers searched the Master family home and uncovered 73 indecent images, including a video of a child playing naked on a trampoline.

Sex with vulnerable woman

A Hammersmith and Fulham police officer jailed for having a relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty was dismissed without notice at a hearing on March 20.

He was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay £140 at Southwark Crown Court on October 10, 2018 after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office.

45-year-old PC Scott Johnson, who won an award for professionalism in 2013, admitted the relationship as well as sending the woman inappropriate texts from his phone when he was arrested in October 2017.

'Aggressive' behaviour on a plane

Former Hounslow Special PC Ayaan Cabdi was dismissed without notice after it was discovered she had failed to report convictions to the MPS and after aggressive disorderly behaviour on a plane.

On January 5 2011 SPC Cabdi was convicted of 5 traffic offences, which she failed to report to the Met.

On May 14 2016, she was arrested in Copenhagen by Danish Police after abusing cabin crew on a flight from Gatwick, receiving a ticket for disturbing the public peace.

Repeat rapist

PC Adam Provan was dismissed without notice at a hearing on March 20 after he was found guilty at Wood Green Crown Court on November 29 2018 of rape.

The 39-year-old was sentenced to nine years in prison after raping a teenager girl twice after lying to her about his age, telling his 16-year-old victim that he was 22.

The court heard how in late August 2010, after arranging to go on a date with the young girl, he raped her in the woods and forced her to perform a sex act in a park despite her saying "no" several times.

Detective Superintendent Sian Thomas said: "PC Provan abused his position to win the trust of his victim and deliberately deceived her; she felt reassured he was a police officer and had no idea of the large age gap between them.

"This assault was brazen and calculated, with clear indication he had planned it beforehand."

Train masturbator

PC Terry Malka was given a final written warning at a hearing on March 15 after outraging public decency by masturbating in a first class train carriage from East Croydon to Horsham on December 18 last year.

On the December 14 2018 at Lewes Crown Court , the 33-year-old member of the Moped Task Force was sentenced to 100 hours unpaid work, to pay court costs of £300 and to pay a victim surcharge.

According to the Metro, he tried to cover himself with a headrest cover when spotted by station staff.

When a train guard asked for his ticket, he produced his Met Police warrant card.

Malka initially denied his actions, claiming it was down to a sleep disorder, but changed his plea to guilty after an expert could not confirm his claim.

Prosecutor Edward Hand told Lewes Crown Court that Malka appeared to have been drinking.

Pressuring suspect not to complain

Former PC Omar Issa was told he would have received a final written warning if he was still on the force at a hearing held from March 11 to 14.

The panel heard that on September 10 2016, he intervened in a fight while on duty and used excessive force and abusive language against two women.

At about 2am in Leicester Square, while intervening in a fight between a number of people, it was claimed the then officer grabbed Rachel Foley by her arms and threw her around before shoving her "up against a concrete pillar" while shouting curses at her.

Another woman, Ria Kumar, was said to have been shoved hard in the chest, grabbed by her throat and pushed against a shop shutter.

Issa was said to have held Ms Kumar by the throat "for a number of seconds", leaving a "ring of red marks".

Former PC Issa was said to have arrested the suspect after he heard a formal complaint was being made about him and offered to de-arrest them if the complaint was withdrawn.

Abusing protesters and criticising the Met

Westminster PC Marcus Tyson was dismissed without notice after abusive and offensive language towards protesters and criticising the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS), the department tasked with investigating internal misconduct, in a filmed interview with the Sunday Times.

The panel heard that he told a protester at a pro-Kurdish demonstration “you don’t tell me what to do in my own country", adding "you have no way of organising this properly, you lot have lost the plot".

After a complaint was made to the Met, PC Tyson was placed on restrictive duties while an investigation into the incident took place a decision he deemed "highly prejudicial".

Speaking to the Sunday Times , he said: “I would like to know upon what basis they regard my statement as being racist, it is purely a statement of fact that this is my country.

“The action the DPS have taken against me is so wildly over the top, it discredits the investigators and brings their judgment into question.”

Assault during duty

Police Constable Lewis Simmons was given a final written warning on March 4 after a panel heard he was convicted of assaulting a man who refused to leave his car when asked by officers on June 26 2017.

Simmons' colleague PC Adrian Woodbridge was cleared of misconduct at the same hearing, after it was not proven that he had attempted to remove the car keys from the ignition without consent or that he had detained the driver by force.

Logging into ex's bank account

Kensington and Chelsea PC Stanley Treen was dismissed without notice at a hearing on March 4 and 5.

The panel found that he had obtained his ex-partner's log in details and accessed her online bank account, before using this information for his own financial gain.

Three officers given warning

Police Sergeant Sidney Rogers, PC Brown and PC Moore were all issued final written warnings at a misconduct hearing on February 20.

The panel heard that, on July 30 2013, PS Rogers had a phone conversation with a male known as “GK” and agreed he could attend his ex-girlfriend's home address without officers present when he should have explicitly advised against this.

A day earlier, the woman had called police to make allegations against "GK", and Brown and Moore visited her home to investigate.

It was alleged that PC Brown and PC Moore did not conduct an adequate investigation, failed to record relevant evidence, failed to conduct adequate arrest enquiries in relation to GK and gave dishonest accounts in relation to the above.

Verbal abuse

PC Samuel Addy was given a written warning on February 26 after it was alleged he was verbally abusive and aggressive towards Thames Valley Police officers and members of the public on September 17 2017.

It was further alleged that PC Addy sought to inappropriately influence the police officers and behaved in a disorderly, disruptive and uncooperative manner.

The panel found some parts of one allegation proven as misconduct.

Offensive messages about alleged victims

PC Andrew Muckle, who worked with the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences unit and called an alleged sexual assault victim a "gobs***e 16-year-old slag", received a final written warning at a police misconduct hearing on February 28.

PC Muckle sent a series of "offensive and derogatory messages" about alleged victims and colleagues to another person via a private messaging app between March 2016 to May 2017, referring to them as "gobs***es", a "mentalist", a "lying Cockney c**t" and a "f***ing p***take c**t".

He also referred to colleagues as "a waster" and a "utter useless lesbian".

He was unable to recall the specific incident at work he reportedly described, in a message sent on March 30, 2016, as him "going off on one in a 'Taken' style on one of my liars", adding his Detective Chief Inspector was "scared as I ripped into this gobs***e 16-year-old slag".

When questioned he said: "If I give 100 per cent to my job and I have personal concerns about things then I need to vent off about those. If I could not vent off, I would not be able to give 100 per cent. It's the only way I know of dealing with stress."

Disobedience

PC Alexander Shmaysani received a final written warning for directly and repeatedly disobeying a senior officer.

On November 13 and December 3 to 5 2016, PC Shmaysani worked overtime shifts in direct contradiction of an order given to him by a senior officer not to do so.

This was proven to be gross misconduct.

Sitting in the wrong carriage

PC Matthew Alder was given a written warning on Valentine's Day for sitting in the wrong train carriage.

The panel heard that on May 29 2018, PC Alder boarded a Southern Train at Clapham Junction and sat in the first class carriage of the train even though his subsidised travel pass only extends to standard class travel.

PC Alder later provided a statement under caution to the effect that he believed the train had been declassified so that there was no first class seating in operation.

Inappropriate messages

Former PC Ryan Marlborough was told he would have been dismissed without notice had he not already left the Met.

At a hearing on February 12 an allegation of inappropriate behaviour towards a colleague was found proven.

The panel heard that in mid-October 2017, former PC Marlborough was in an office he shared with colleagues when he engaged in "inappropriate behaviour".

It is further alleged that between September and October 2017 former PC Marlborough sent a series of inappropriate and unwanted messages to a colleague.

Neglecting duty

Former PC Alexandra Tennant and PC Thomas Bullen, based at Lewisham , appeared before a panel from February 4 to 7 accused of neglecting their duty.

The panel heard that they failed to conduct a welfare check on a woman who later became a victim of a serious crime.

Their breaches were found guilty as misconduct only, rather than gross misconduct, and PC Bullen was given a written warning.

Drugs and secrets

Former Police Constable Prashant Sharma was told he would have been dismissed without notice at a hearing on January 28 after violating confidentiality and taking drugs, but he had already left the force by the time of the misconduct hearing.

The panel heard PC Sharma took a class A drug while off duty on September 21, 2017.

Just over a week later, on September 29, it was alleged he took a photo of a Computer Aided Dispatch screen and sent it to a colleague when there was no lawful policing purpose to do so.

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Lying on forms

Volunteer police constable Nikola Novakovic, based in Westminster, was dismissed without notice on January 25 for lying on vetting forms.

The panel heard that, in 2015 and 2017, Special Constable Novakovic lied on two separate vetting forms submitted to the Metropolitan Police and those actions were found proven as gross misconduct.

Offensive messages to colleagues

Westminster PC Domantas Burneckas was dismissed without notice on January 17.

The panel heard that on March 22, 2017 he sent "inappropriate, offensive or otherwise discriminatory" messages to colleagues via social media.

PC Bubeckas was found by the panel to have committed gross misconduct.

Dismissed for travelling without ticket

Police Constable Laura Taylor was dismissed without notice on January 9 for travelling on a train without a ticket.

On January 16, 2018, she was stopped by officers after travelling on a National Rail service without being part of the police travel scheme.

She was found to not have a ticket for her journey. The panel found this was gross misconduct.