Yahoo News Policeman taken off front line over allegation he stole colleague's biscuits
A police officer has been placed on restricted duties for a year after he was allegedly caught stealing a colleague’s biscuits.
The unnamed PC, based in Kingston, south-west London, was accused of theft after reportedly finding the open packet on a desk after a night shift before handing them out to fellow officers.
Scotland Yard took him off the front line in June last year and he is being investigated by the Department of Professional Standards, according to the Mirror.
A source told the paper: “The issue I want to raise is the length of time it now takes to conduct the simplest of investigations, with many officers languishing inside of police stations for months on end with the average investigation taking over a year.
“The officers who, in most cases, have done little or nothing wrong are out of the evidential chain and not permitted to come into contact with the public and unable to go out on the street.”
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said of the probe: “Following an internal report of wrong doing of the theft of a box of biscuits, which was escalated to the Directorate of Professional Standards, an officer based on Kingston Borough was placed on restricted duties in June 2016.
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“The investigation has nearly concluded. The officer will be updated on the outcome in due course.”
Officers placed on restricted duties are unable to investigate crime or have contact with the public.
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