A BRADFORD detective has been sacked and banned from every police force in the country for life following a misconduct hearing over wine thefts.

Former Detective Constable Sean Donoghue was accused of a raft of thefts from supermarkets last year, and had already been convicted of one of the offences prior to the hearing taking place on July 29.

Donoghue, who had quit the police prior to the hearing, was accused of breaching the Standards of Professional Behaviour in relation to honest and integrity, and discreditable conduct.

It was alleged he had stolen eight bottles of wine in three days between May 12 and 14, 2020 from the Aldi supermarket in Shipley, hiding them in a backpack.

He was also accused of stealing three bottles of wine and a sandwich from Tesco Express in Baildon on June 13 last year, an offence he was arrested for and convicted of on September 11 at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court.

He admitted the offence and was handed a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £22.

The matter was found proved by the misconduct panel and Donoghue, had he still been a serving officer, would have been dismissed from the force.

Chief Inspector Shaf Rehman, of West Yorkshire Police's Professional Standards Directorate, said: “West Yorkshire Police expects the highest standards of behaviour from our officers and staff, both on and off duty.

"This officer’s behaviour not only broke the law but also breached the standards of professional behaviour. 

“A gross misconduct investigation was carried out which resulted in the officer being dismissed from West Yorkshire Police without notice and prevented from working for any police force in England and Wales.”