Det Supt Richard Myszczyszyn is accused of committing gross misconduct .
A police officer is said to have committed gross misconduct by obtaining CCTV footage of an incident involving his wife and her business partner.
On Monday the officer appear before a Lincolnshire Police misconduct hearing accused of breaching force standards.Ian Mullarkey, representing Lincolnshire Police at the hearing, said Mr Myszczyszyn's wife and another woman had opened a clothing business in Drummond Road, Skegness, in 2020. He said Mr Myszczyszyn went to the shop later that same day, while off duty, and told a member of staff he was investigating an allegation of harassment and proceeded to make a copy of the CCTV footage on his personal mobile phone.The force alleges that his actions along with his failure to mention that he was "personally connected" to the people involved amount to gross misconduct.
According to Mr Mullarkey, when the force spoke to Mr Myszczyszyn about the incident he replied: "The crux of the matter is that I made a mistake getting that CCTV."
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