Fedster + 1,307 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 He showed it to staff at the Financial Services Ombudsman. A special constable has been dismissed for dishonestly using his warrant card. Met Police special constable Harbir Chahil, based in Enfield, faced a gross misconduct hearing on Monday to answer allegations that his conduct breached the Met’s standards of professional behaviour in respect of ‘honesty and integrity’ and ‘discreditable conduct’. The panel heard on November 12, 2015, SPC Chahil entered an office within the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) building by following an employee through secure doors. Once inside, SPC Chahil showed his warrant card to staff and said he was looking for someone on a “personal matter”. He also gave misleading accounts of why he was there to various members of staff. SPC Chahil later made dishonest and misleading statements both in writing and in person to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards about why he used his warrant card inside the FSO building. The panel having considered all of the evidence found gross misconduct proven. The officer was dismissed without notice. View On Police Oracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyphen + 693 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 What a complete buffoon. I wonder how he expected that one to work out. Better off out of Policing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac7 808 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I’m glad he’s been dismissed before he did something more serious. That kind of behaviour is very worrying. It does make me cringe when I see new in service officers or specials travelling to and from training in full uniform, minus PPE and head wear. I understand they may feel proud to a cop but they are setting themselves up for a fall, let alone the current terror threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 817 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 It does make me cringe when I see new in service officers or specials travelling to and from training in full uniform, minus PPE and head wear. I get laughed at because I travel in civvies. I do it because I'm normally parked away from the station, and prefer not to advertise on my way in. Walking the back streets if Blackpool in half blues would be asking for trouble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorDisaster + 579 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I don't travel in full civvies, but I wear either a non-job sweatshirt or zipped up jacket. I'm just another black in black trousers and boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian_eclipse + 1,202 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Gone are the days officers were required to travel to work in uniform. There's places in the world where officers park up at home in their personal police vehicle.. We aren't one of them though.I do wonder what 'personal reasons' he had for using police id to gain access to such a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseyLLB 8,426 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I would expect, as usual, slightly more to this story... Do Met special warrant cards say 'special' on Them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensonby + 3,503 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 3 hours ago, MerseyLLB said: I would expect, as usual, slightly more to this story... Do Met special warrant cards say 'special' on Them? There is slightly more to the story. They say "special constable" in the area where ranks are shown: PCs are "Constable", sergeants "Sergeant" and so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrateShrike + 1,847 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Maybe he was complaining about PPI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu 22 + 4,576 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 hours ago, bensonby said: There is slightly more to the story. They say "special constable" in the area where ranks are shown: PCs are "Constable", sergeants "Sergeant" and so on... The fact that he is a Special is irrelevant. Such use of any warrant card would be wrong, unless that person was there on a legitimate enquiry from a complaint made. If that was so then the details would be recorded previous to the visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 817 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 I only wonder why it took so long to actually fire him off. It's fairly straightforward. He was somewhere he shouldn't be, with no authority to be there, and no reason to be there. This shouldn't take any effort to investigate and make a decision on. Few weeks at most. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian_eclipse + 1,202 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 He could have been too ill to undergo a disciplinary hearing maybe? He can pretty much have as much time off as he likes, it's not like he would lose any pay.I know the Chief Constable can dismiss any special without reason, but at least doing it the right way prevents repercussions later on, particularly if he wishes to apply to another force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu 22 + 4,576 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 We have no idea how long it was before it came to light and a complaint was made. The article also says that the Special made false and misleading statements to PSD. All of the would have required more enquiries etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Jones + 1,082 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Beaker said: I only wonder why it took so long to actually fire him off. Professional Standards Depts are busy. Same as any area of the police force. When the workload is so high, it can take a while to get round to looking at things in a meaningful way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazRat 762 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Beaker said: I only wonder why it took so long to actually fire him off. It's fairly straightforward. He was somewhere he shouldn't be, with no authority to be there, and no reason to be there. This shouldn't take any effort to investigate and make a decision on. Few weeks at most. N As Bensonby says, there’s more to this than is being reported. Met DPS are very busy so the timescale here is probably average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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