The officer is also facing ongoing criminal proceedings
Matt Lee Senior Multimedia Journalist
11:00, 03 Jan 2026
A misconduct hearing was held at Essex Police HQ in Chelmsford(Image: Matt Lee/EssexLive)
A serving Essex Police officer has been sacked after making false reports to police and an insurance company about the alleged theft of a vehicle. The officer, who has not been named, was sacked after an accelerated misconduct hearing.
The officer’s actions were heard in disciplinary meetings chaired by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington on November 17 and 24. It found that the officer’s conduct amounted to gross misconduct, resulting in dismissal.
The officer was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to honesty and integrity, and discreditable conduct. Essex Police said the hearing was held in private to ensure there is no prejudice to ongoing criminal proceedings.
Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington said: “The cornerstone of officers’ training is honesty and integrity, on which the public’s confidence and trust is based. This foundation is integral to all we do. When an officer goes against that principle, not only does it undermine the rule of law, but it erodes the very trust that policing depends on.”
Performance figures shared by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex show Essex Police investigated 5,006 offences of theft of a vehicle in the year ending October 2025. Of these, 317 offences (6.3%) were solved.