Ex-PC barred after misusing pool car 42 times
BBCA former officer has been barred from policing for using an unmarked police pool car for personal trips.
A misconduct hearing on Wednesday ruled PC Dale Curriston, 46, would have been dismissed had he not already resigned from Humberside Police.
It found Curriston, who was based in the learning and development department in Hull, had used a police vehicle 42 times over a six-month period in 2024.
The panel ruled the officer's conduct breached the standards of professional behaviour and amounted to gross misconduct.
On a number of occasions, Curriston took a police car home when his shift had finished, and left it there overnight until he returned to work the next day, the hearing was told.
He also removed his sergeant's details from the booking system on a number of occasions, so they would not be notified when he took a vehicle.
Head of professional standards, Det Supt Rebecca Dickinson, said Curriston had not considered the "detrimental impact" taking the vehicle could have had for the public.
"Marked or unmarked, any variant of police car is for officers while on duty, to perform their roles," she added.
Curriston was found to have neglected his professional obligations, breached standards of honesty and integrity and failed in maintaining professional respect.
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