Police Constable Dismissed For Misconduct
A Police Constable was dismissed today after a disciplinary panel ”determined that the officer’s actions amounted to Gross Misconduct,” the police have confirmed.
A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] can confirm that a Police Constable has been dismissed today, following a disciplinary panel hearing.
“The Panel determined that the officer’s actions amounted to Gross Misconduct and that the breaches of the Standards of Professional Behaviour were incompatible with continued service in the BPS.
“The officer was given legitimate access to the funds of a vulnerable person and was found to have misused some of them for personal gain. The matter was unconnected to her police role.
Darrin Simons, Commissioner of Police stated, “I have taken the decision, moving forward, to provide some context when notifying of dismissals. This is to provide clarity and minimise unnecessary speculation.
“By being transparent about disciplinary matters that result in dismissal, we set the stage for higher levels of internal and community trust. Please know that these decisions are not taken lightly, and they reinforce a fundamental truth: honesty and integrity are non-negotiable in policing.”
“No further comment will be provided,” the police added.
The whole force needs to be investigated !!
Thank you for the clarity Commissioner Simons. This is far better than letting the public speculate what happened.
Hopefully she will learn from her mistakes and do better.
They are barely transparent. Maybe they letting out info on this individual situation as this has no backlash on the police “service” using service lightly. Don’t act like the other 10+ dismissals this calendar year had nothing to do with the police services or investigations cause what if you felt like you were being treated unfairly and then find out the cop in question got dismissed for the same thing. You would want them to take another look at your case but ooo wouldn’t want the courts backed up or the police service to have any more blemishes on its already checkered history.