Changing Places
There have been enough stories in the public eye recently about senior police officers & the problems they are having/causing. I think they’ve taken enough flack.
So here’s another one.
I can’t wait to see how this one pans out!
Two senior officers in Sussex Police have been arrested on suspicion of nicking bottles of wine from Marks & Sparks in Shoreham after being seen by store detectives.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Two police officers have been suspended as a result of a criminal investigation. They were bailed on suspicion of theft relating to an allegation of shoplifting.”
Wow!
I’m guessing it isn’t a simple case of a ‘mistake’ otherwise they’d have been refused charge, rather than bailed pending further enquiries.
Chief Inspector Sharon Rowe is/was district commander for Worthing and, get this, Detective Chief Inspector Jim Torbet works in the for force’s Professional Standards Department investigating complaints against police officers!
Doubtless this will all have been a terrible mistake & we can look forward to the officers suing the arse off the local Constabulary.
Oi says:
Mmmmm
While nothing should surprise me any more, I find it unusual that a couple of cops of their station would take the risk of nicking a bottle of plonk – especially as reading between the lines both are married, just not to each other.
I dont suppose the security was one or other of the spouses?
October 5th, 2008 at 3:59 am
Sussex Bob says:
Surprised no-one more than us in the local nick!! All I can add, through meeting and dealing with CI Rowe is that it couldn’t have happened to a nicer lady!
October 6th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Tony F says:
Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. I do hope the full weight of the law is brought against them. Like it should be for all scrotes. I suppose they’ll get away with a fine/telling off, and don’t do it again.
October 6th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Plodnomore says:
I wonder if they’ve been onto Richard Madeley to find out who his defence brief was*?
*For those not in the know, Richard Madeley was arrrested some years ago for ‘nicking’ a bottle of wine from a Tesco store. His defence that he ‘forgot he had it’ was accepted by the bench.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Somemaysay.. says:
There is more to this story than the media have access to. No doubt it will all come out eventually.
October 6th, 2008 at 11:20 pm