A West Yorkshire police officer, caught on camera dumping rubbish from his patrol car beneath a ‘no tipping’ sign, has been disciplined by his bosses.
The officer, who has not been named by the Force, was spotted hurling an empty food bag from the back of his police car into undergrowth at a flytipping blackspot in Keighley last September.
An internal disciplinary inquiry was started after the uniformed officer was captured littering near to the entrance of an engineering firm in Becks Road.
At the time, director of the company Tony Day said: “It beggars belief that anyone, let alone a police officer, thinks they can jettison rubbish wherever they wish.”
Yesterday, a police spokesman confirmed the officer has been disciplined. He has also paid a standard £50 fixed penalty fine.
The spokesman said: “The officer was dealt with under criminal law for the offence of littering and a fixed penalty notice has now been paid.
“The officer has also appeared in front of a misconduct meeting and received an appropriate disciplinary sanction.”
The spokesman said it was the force’s policy not to reveal details of internal disciplinary action.
The divisional commander of Airedale and North Bradford Police, Chief Superintendent Ian Kennedy, has said that police officers who break the law were dealt with under criminal law and also through disciplinary procedures.
He assured the public that care was taken to ensure any unprofessional, loutish or inappropriate behaviour by any on-duty officer was properly dealt with.
Chief Supt Kennedy said: “I will not stand for any such behaviour by officers under my command. They will be dealt with robustly. They are not above the law.”
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