Police officer who cut earrings off recruits guilty of gross misconduct

Panel finds PC Martin Briggs breached professional standards over removal of items before job-related fitness test

A police trainer who used cutting equipment to remove earrings from three student officers before fitness and safety exercises has been found guilty of gross misconduct.

The three female officers believed PC Martin Briggs had used a bolt cropperon them, but during the misconduct hearing it was established that while he did fetch the large tool, he had used smaller “snips”.