Married traffic officer who pestered women, sold dirty knickers online and 'sexted' other officers on duty given the boot

A TRAFFIC cop who sexted colleagues while on duty, ignored emergency calls and sold women’s used pants online has been sacked.

Married PC Julian Berry, 44, was found to have breached professional standards on 13 separate occasions between 2005 and 2015 following a misconduct hearing.

PC Berry is alleged to have spent over 30 hours on duty in a coffee shop at a service station, during which time he made inappropriate remarks to staff.

He is also said to have made unsolicited advances to women – both colleagues and members of the public – over the 10-year period.

During the hearing at Leyland Police Station, Lancashire, attendees heard PC Berry was suspended in June 2015 when the allegations came to light.

The 44-year-old neglected to turn up to interviews with professional standards officers when requested, and has not made any attempt to deny the allegations made against him.

The former traffic cop now has 10 days to appeal the ruling.

Speaking on the case, Lancashire Constabulary's Head of Professional Standards, Detective Superintendent Sam Mackenzie, said: "The hearing has found that PC Berry's behaviour while on duty and while he should have been serving the public of Lancashire was wholly unacceptable.

"Conduct of this type not only undermines the trust and confidence of the communities of Lancashire in our officers and staff, but the police service as a whole.

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"I am very sorry for any harm that this conduct has caused and I apologise to those people on behalf of the Constabulary.

"The vast majority of our officers and staff take pride in working for the police service and do a fantastic job every day serving our communities, some of whom are extremely vulnerable when we come into contact with them.

"Behaviour such as that shown by PC Berry does not only let the public down but undermines all those committed officers and staff trying to serve the public to the best of their ability.

"I would also like to express my sincere thanks to those people who have come forward and reported these matters, it can take courage to come forward and report issues such as these, but I hope the public can see that when they do we will not shy away from dealing with them.

"The public quite rightly expect us to maintain the highest standards of professional behaviour and we are committed to ensuring this.

"Conduct such as that of PC Berry is hugely disappointing and we will continue to take action whenever the behaviour of our staff falls below those high standards."

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