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Northants PC 'kept quiet' over daughter's boyfriend Northants PC Karen Clarke dismissed for misconduct
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A police officer who allegedly failed to tell the force her daughter was in a relationship with a prolific offender has been accused of misconduct. A police officer has been dismissed without notice after being found guilty of misconduct.
It is also alleged PC Karen Clarke did not appropriately deal with an incident involving her son and failed to give an honest account to her supervisor. PC Karen Clarke, 49, was found guilty of a number breaches at a hearing at Northamptonshire Police headquarters.
The incident is said to have happened while she was on duty in a town centre. She failed to notify the force of an association with an offender who was in a relationship with her daughter and had not given an "honest account" of an incident concerning her son.
The case is due to be heard at a public disciplinary hearing at Northamptonshire Police headquarters. Ms Clarke, an officer with 18 years' experience, has 10 days to appeal.
She was cleared of a third charge of failing to deal appropriately with an incident in which she had a row with her son while in full uniform in the centre of Kettering.
The presenting solicitor, David Ring, said Ms Clarke had her daughter's boyfriend in the house twice and did not tell the police of his whereabouts, despite knowing he was an offender.
'Compromised good service'
The panel said it was an officer's duty to report offenders.
The third charge was that she tried to cover for her son, who was on licence after being released from prison, after he had tried to outdrive police, before parking up and running away from officers.
The car was left in an area that her son was banned from visiting without arrangements with his probation team.
The hearing was told Ms Clarke took a call from her son and failed to tell her supervisor that she had spoken to him, despite knowing that the incident was being investigated.
She was also found guilty of deleting a chain of text messages.
Defending, barrister Steven Evans said Ms Clarke had "dedicated herself to the force for 18 years and over a period of seven days compromised her otherwise good service".
He had asked for the panel to punish her by way of a fine or a written warning rather than dismissal.