Police officer sacked after smell complaint from her colleagues

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A police officer has been sacked after colleagues noticed a 'smell of intoxicants' when she arrived for work.Greater Manchester Police constable Amanda Cocks failed an alcohol breath test while on duty as a radio dispatcher in the force control room and was later convicted of drink driving.

When she arrived for work at GMP headquarters, her colleagues had raised concerns about her "appearance and the smell of intoxicants", reports the Manchester Evening News.She was removed from her desk, a misconduct hearing was told.

It was stated that she had "consumed a significant quantity of alcohol" and "presented herself as fit to conduct her duties, which have a direct relevance to the safety of both the public and police officers".Her role included deploying officers and resources to scenes after 999 calls, providing updates to and liaising with other emergency services, and carrying out background checks on people to inform officers.

Ms Cocks has now been sacked.Following a trial held at Sefton magistrates court in July, PC Cocks was found guilty of 'driving with excess alcohol in her system'.