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POLICE officers will be banned from joining the Orange Order under a new code of conduct to root out “unethical” behaviour.
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) has drawn up a code of conduct that dictates how staff should behave on and off duty.
Under the charter, which is due to come into force later this year, officers will be warned not to join groups or engage in activities that could tarnish the reputation of their force, or leave them open to blackmail or accusations of impropriety.
Sources involved in drawing up the co... Read more
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02 March 2009
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UK: Policeman arrested mechani
An off-duty policeman arrested a car mechanic on suspicion of stealing his sunglasses - when they were in his car all along.
Dc Robert Buttery of Nottinghamshire Police held Richard Smith under arrest for 40 minutes before it emerged that the spectacles had been lying under the front seat of his vehicle the entire time.
It was only after he had searched the MOT test centre in Mansfield, Notts, and called for backup from colleagues, that another officer decided to check his car again.
The Ray Ban shades were quickly found wedged under the front seat, having apparently slipped onto the floor earlier.
Staff had suggested that the glasses may have fallen down when the central console was removed for the test but he had ignored the advice, it was claimed.
A formal complaint lodged by the garage is being investigated by the force but it is understood Mr Buttery has not been suspended from his duties.
Mr Smith's ordeal last Monday began when the officer arrived at the garage to pick up his Audi A4 car which had just passed an MOT test.
As he was about to set off, he returned to complain that his sunglasses were missing in front of startled customers.
He is said to have accused Mr Smith, who had carried out the test, of stealing them and swiftly pulled out his police identification card, read him his rights and ordered him to turn out his pockets.
With a growing queue of customers in the main reception, he was taken into a back room while a full search of the premises was carried out including going through the mechanic's van, bag and personal drawer.
"He marched up to me and asked about the sunglasses," said Mr Smith.
"I asked him if he was accusing me of stealing them," said Mr Smith.
"He then showed me his police identification card and told me I was under arrest.
"It was very humiliating. He just wouldn't believe what I said."
But after the Dc called for backup, a second officer arrived and suggested he have a look in the car.
He returned a few moments later holding the glasses prompting a hurried apology from his colleague.
"The first officer was out of order," said Mr Smith.
"When the glasses were found he just offered a sheepish apology and drove off."
Stefan Hopewell, managing director of MOTMax, a small chain of test centres based in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, said: "It is one of things that could have had a real impact on our reputation.
"We build our business on honesty and integrity and that could have been taken away in one moment of hot-headedness."
A Nottinghamshire police spokeswoman said: "We have received a formal complaint regarding this matter and the incident is being looked at by the professional standards department."
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