A police officer who made crude sexual remarks to a colleague while drunk at a Christmas party in Bristol committed gross misconduct, a tribunal has ruled.
A police officer denied failing to investigate two assaults in Bristol because she could not be bothered with the extra work.
The number of rape cases reported to Avon & Somerset Police in the last year soared by almost half from about 2,000 to just over 3,000.
HEALTH chiefs are bracing themselves for the region’s GPs to go on strike.
TWO police constables failed to investigate the robbery and strangling of a vulnerable woman in a Bristol alleyway and then tried to cover up their mistakes, a misconduct hearing was told.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AFRS) chiefs proposed sending fire engines to emergencies with just four personnel instead of the current five to save money and balance the books.
A report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary 12 months ago said the force needed to improve how it enforces the law against offenders accessing indecent images of children.
An Avon & Somerset Constabulary misconduct panel ruled that PC Tamsin Devlin committed gross misconduct.
Chief Constable Sarah Crew has admitted the majority of these have been appointed into non-uniformed roles, including intelligence gathering and offender management.
Chief Constable Sarah Crew says the constabulary is the “victim of its own success” in catching rapists, putting more on the register.
