A Greater Manchester Police officer was dismissed after colleagues noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath and she failed a breathalyzer test. Amanda Cocks, a radio dispatcher, was also convicted of drink driving after being found to be over the legal limit while driving to work.
A police officer has been sacked after colleagues noticed a 'smell of intoxicants' when she arrived for work. Greater Manchester Police constable Amanda Cocks failed an alcohol breath test while on duty as a radio dispatcher in the force control room and was later convicted of drink driving. When she arrived for work at GMP headquarters, her colleagues had raised concerns about her 'appearance and the smell of intoxicants', reports the Manchester Evening News.
She was removed from her desk, a misconduct hearing was told. It was stated that she had 'consumed a significant quantity of alcohol' and 'presented herself as fit to conduct her duties, which have a direct relevance to the safety of both the public and police officers'. Her role included deploying officers and resources to scenes after 999 calls, providing updates to and liaising with other emergency services, and carrying out background checks on people to inform officers. Ms Cocks has now been sacked. Following a trial held at Sefton magistrates court in July, PC Cocks was found guilty of 'driving with excess alcohol in her system'. She was fined £500 and disqualified from driving for 18 months. Ms Cocks drove into force HQ and started work as a radio dispatcher in the Force Control Room when colleagues noticed the smell of alcohol, reported the Manchester Evening News. The official report stated: 'On the information of colleagues and supervisors within the Force Control Room as to the officer's appearance and the smell of intoxicants, arrangements were made for the officer to be breathalysed. Following a positive result, the officer was arrested and removed from the workplace where she was later charged with the offence of drink driving
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