Ex-officer barred from policing after 'aggressive and violent' incident in Derby bar
A misconduct hearing has been held at Derbyshire Constabulary's headquarters
An ex-special constable has been barred from the police after being found guilty of gross misconduct - following an "aggressive and violent" incident where she threw a glass at a man in a Derby bar.
A police misconduct panel said the woman - referred to as Officer A - would have been dismissed had she still been working for Derbyshire Constabulary.
Officer A's name has not been released - a misconduct hearing was told she should appear on the private side of the police barred list due to "concerns identified regarding her well-being".
According to last week's misconduct hearing at Derbyshire Constabulary's Ripley headquarters, Officer A and her partner were dancing at Derby's Revolution de Cuba bar on May 27, 2022.
At 12.38am, Officer A's partner collided with an unnamed man (who we will refer to as Male A) and they both spoke to each other.
Officer A then walked over towards Male A while holding a drinking glass in her hand and pushed him.
The hearing was told: "While Officer A was aggressively remonstrating with Male A, her partner approached her from behind and put his right arm around her shoulder.
"Officer A threw a drink at Male A and then her glass which struck him near to his ear.
"Officer A was pulled away from Male A by her partner."
At around 12.39am, Officer A's partner again spoke to Male A who punched her partner.
Officer A intervened and attempted to assault Male A before being restrained by a bystander.
There was a further confrontation between Officer A's partner and Male A who again punched him.
Officer A again attempted to approach Male A to assault him - but he pushed her away and she was held back again by her partner.
"Following this, the door staff ejected Officer A's partner from the premises and Officer A followed him out of the premises," the hearing was told.
"During the course of Officer A's continued encounter with Male A, the panel considered that she behaved aggressively towards him.
"The conduct was seriously inappropriate as (Officer A was) involved in a violent altercation in licensed premises and threw a glass at a member of the public.
"The panel noted that the alleged conduct was an isolated incident, however, over a sustained period and concluded that Officer A was wholly responsible for the proven conduct, which was variously aggressive and violent.
"The panel ... determined that, in all the circumstances, had former Officer A remained in service, disciplinary action would have been imposed and she would have been dismissed without notice."
According to the hearing, Officer A provided a response to the allegation.
"In essence, the officer maintains that her conduct on the night in question amounted to misconduct only and was a breach of the Standard of Professional behaviour, namely discreditable conduct," the hearing was told.
"More particularly, Officer A maintains that the drinking glass, and its contents, were not thrown until after her partner was attacked.
"Further, Officer A denies that she attempted to punch or slap Male A at any time.
"The panel had regard to the numerous character references provided by Officer A and noted that Officer A was highly thought of by her colleagues and that the proven conduct appeared to be out of character."
The panel heard oral evidence and also reviewed internal CCTV.
Officer A has a right to appeal the outcome.