Police Officer Fired for Underpaying 90p to The Jaffa Cakes Charity

PC Chris Dwyer paid 10p for the Jaffa Cakes and claimed he paid the correct amount of £1 to the charity may at the Halifax Police Station.

Dwyer was released immediately Thursday after a hearing found him guilty of grave misconduct and said his conduct was “dishonest and criminal”.

Akbar Khan, chairman of the committee on misconduct, described Dwyer’s actions as a “breach of trust” and had “discredited the police and the service.”

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He said, “The officer is solely guilty of his own conduct, which was dishonest and criminal. The nature of his dishonesty related to his underpaying for items the proceeds of which were intended to support a charity he was fully aware of.

Dwyer, who spent nearly 25 years in the Navy before joining West Yorkshire Police in 2017, said any underpayment was a “real mistake” with the chocolate, and further investigation found that cash flow was only around Up 10p

Dwyer initially claimed he put five 20p coins in the money box for jaffa cakes, but later said she could not remember the “exact face value”. Another officer present said that she only “heard the sound of a coin” when she dropped it into the can.

The officer left the police station after the indictment was officially released from work, the hearing was notified.

DS Mark Long of the West Yorkshire Police Professional Standards Directorate said: This officer does not live up to the values of the organization and was dishonest when challenged. The professional code of conduct was a serious mistake and he was removed from the force. “