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| Greater Manchester PC sacked for giving fugitive a lift | Greater Manchester PC sacked for giving fugitive a lift |
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| A police officer who gave a fugitive a lift home in his patrol car instead of arresting him has been sacked by Greater Manchester Police. | A police officer who gave a fugitive a lift home in his patrol car instead of arresting him has been sacked by Greater Manchester Police. |
| PC Ian Johnson also sent texts joking about the murders of colleagues Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who were based at his station in Hyde. | PC Ian Johnson also sent texts joking about the murders of colleagues Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who were based at his station in Hyde. |
| At a hearing, PC Johnson was dismissed with immediate effect after being found guilty of gross misconduct. | At a hearing, PC Johnson was dismissed with immediate effect after being found guilty of gross misconduct. |
| A second officer was also sacked by the force for his actions. | A second officer was also sacked by the force for his actions. |
| After a bar fight in Hyde, Greater Manchester, police were searching for a suspect thought to be involved. He was later spotted entering the Queen Adelaide pub. | After a bar fight in Hyde, Greater Manchester, police were searching for a suspect thought to be involved. He was later spotted entering the Queen Adelaide pub. |
| 'Oscar performance' | |
| A short time later, PC Johnson sent a radio message back to base saying he and colleague PC Gareth Lynch had checked the building, with the suspect not there. | A short time later, PC Johnson sent a radio message back to base saying he and colleague PC Gareth Lynch had checked the building, with the suspect not there. |
| The hearing heard adequate checks had not been made. | The hearing heard adequate checks had not been made. |
| CCTV footage shown during the misconduct hearing shows PC Johnson initially driving away from the pub, on Stockport Road. | CCTV footage shown during the misconduct hearing shows PC Johnson initially driving away from the pub, on Stockport Road. |
| He then returns, with the suspect seen outside the pub flagging down his patrol car. The pair drove off together, heading for the suspect's home in Hattersley. | He then returns, with the suspect seen outside the pub flagging down his patrol car. The pair drove off together, heading for the suspect's home in Hattersley. |
| After a counselling session shortly after the deaths of his colleagues, the hearing heard a text was sent from PC Johnson's phone saying he "should have got an Oscar for today's performance". | |
| A second text was sent with words to the effect he "couldn't be bothered" going to one of their funerals. | A second text was sent with words to the effect he "couldn't be bothered" going to one of their funerals. |
| PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, were shot dead by Dale Cregan in 2012. | PCs Fiona Bone, 32, and Nicola Hughes, 23, were shot dead by Dale Cregan in 2012. |
| At the police disciplinary hearing, PC Lynch was also sacked for not challenging PC Johnson for sending a false message on the radio. | At the police disciplinary hearing, PC Lynch was also sacked for not challenging PC Johnson for sending a false message on the radio. |