Police officer sacked over what she did in Asda on her day off

A police officer has been sacked after she tried to get CCTV from Asda following a car crash involving one of her relatives.

Pc Brigitta Pal appeared before a misconduct hearing held at Mersyeside Police HQ between September 9 and 11 where it was determined she had breached the standards of professional behaviour to the level of gross misconduct. The hearing was told on July 29 last year one of Pal's relatives was involved in a minor crash at Asda in Birchwood, Warrington, the Liverpool Echo reports.

The relative, whose name is redacted in the report, exchanged details with the other party, whose identity is also protected. Shortly after the incident the other party began to receive telephone calls from a withheld number.

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When they eventually answered, Pal stated she was an officer from Merseyside Police and had witnessed the incident and the other party was at fault. Pal, who was on a rest day, also stated she had viewed the CCTV at Asda.

Pal didn't provide any contact details nor stated where she got their number from. She later attended Asda and viewed the CCTV. However, during her attempts to get the CCTV she failed to tell staff that she was related to one of the people involved and did not disclose the full details of the incident.

She also didn't mention that she was off-duty at the time of the incident. The hearing heard that Asda refused to hand over the CCTV to Pal without a crime reference number. An investigation was opened and carried out by the force's professional standards department following a complaint from the public.

The hearing concluded former Constable Pal had breached the following