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Officers cleared of false arrest
2:22pm Thursday 6th March 2008
Comments (20)TWO Hampshire police officers have been cleared of falsely arresting a man in a parking row.
PC Claire Scannell, 25, went to her brother's home with her fiancé Sgt Abdul Haque, 37, after an alleged attack by a neighbour.
After discovering the alleged attacker Graham Thompson had not been charged they were accused of entering his house, driving him eight miles to a police station and booking him without telling the custody sergeant that the case had already been dealt with by another officer.
The pair first faced trial charged with misconduct in public office at Kingston Crown Court, south west London in May last year.
The jury were discharged after failing to reach verdicts.
The case was tried again at the same court last month but after deliberating for over 15 hours a second jury again failed to come to a verdict.
At a hearing today prosecutor Richard Bendall said the Crown Prosecution Service had decided that it is not in the public interest to proceed with a third jury trial and offered no evidence to the charge.
Judge Charles Welchman ordered that in light of the CPS decision, not guilty verdicts be entered.
PC Scannell's brother Daniel Scannell and his former girlfriend Sarah Williams entered guilty pleas to a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice at the start of the second trial.
They will be sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on March 31.
The jury heard how in August 2006 PC Scannell, along with Sgt Haque, had gone to her brothers home in Leigh Park, Hampshire after she received a phone call from her father to say Daniel, who walks with a stick, had been beaten up and the police were refusing to do anything about it.
Prosecutor Richard Bendall told the jury the altercation amounted to no more than a push by Mr Thompson after they disagreed about parking outside their homes.
Mr Bendall said that Daniel Scannell had in fact said he did not want to press charges and he signed a page in the notebook of the police officer called to the dispute agreeing to that.
PC Scannell and Sgt Haque, in plain clothes, then arrived and arrested Mr Thompson, driving him to Portsmouth Central station instead of the local one at Havant, the jury were told.
Neither PC Scannell or Sgt Haque gave evidence in the witness box at the second trial.
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Yay, says...
5:08pm Thu 6 Mar 08
She shouldn't have gone to her brother's because her judgement would have been biased. As demonstrated. Therefore, her ability to be a police person is much in doubt. Her chances of promotion will never come.
Bumper Car, says...
5:36pm Thu 6 Mar 08
She prompty the next day knocked at my door with her colleague in uniform to 'check' if I had given her the right address!
why do these police officers think that they have authority over you even when their are not on duty?
Then to come round in her uniform was disgusting. She should of not took this in her own hands to be sorted out. They think they are above everyone just because they have a shiny badge!
Tony, Waterlooville says...
6:16pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Disappointed, soton says...
7:49pm Thu 6 Mar 08
paul b, says...
8:41pm Thu 6 Mar 08
paul b, says...
8:45pm Thu 6 Mar 08
paul b wrote:Sorry I meant,
The majority of policemen/women are simpletons who were bullied at school
The majority of policemen/woman are simpletons who were bullied at school, like me.
paul b, says...
8:55pm Thu 6 Mar 08
paul b wrote:not posted by me, they say impersonating someone is the greatest form of flattery
paul b wrote:Sorry I meant,
The majority of policemen/women are simpletons who were bullied at school
The majority of policemen/woman are simpletons who were bullied at school, like me.
Jasper Matteo, West Wellow says...
10:03pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Turns out that the car was neither taxed not MOT'd - but the plod I reported this to denied that this was possible
Commandant Lasade, Police Academy says...
10:54pm Thu 6 Mar 08
Nonsense, says...
12:22am Fri 7 Mar 08
Yay wrote:Thats a load of bull!
PC Scannell had a conflict of interest. She shouldn't have gone to her brother's because her judgement would have been biased. As demonstrated. Therefore, her ability to be a police person is much in doubt. Her chances of promotion will never come.
You go to whatever you get deployed to, contrary to public opinion, you don't get to pick and choose jobs because you don't like the sound of it, or you might know someone.
As usual, the great all knowing british public, have it all wrong :o)
yawn, says...
12:24am Fri 7 Mar 08
Jasper Matteo wrote:yeh?
I was accused of driving a van into a parked car - owned by a police officer in Park Gate. Turns out that the car was neither taxed not MOT'd - but the plod I reported this to denied that this was possible
Thats really interesting.........
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SUE, Southampton says...
4:11am Fri 7 Mar 08
liverpoolboy, says...
6:04am Fri 7 Mar 08
Wills, 100-009 says...
7:16am Fri 7 Mar 08
Wills, Soton says...
7:19am Fri 7 Mar 08
Yay, says...
10:12am Fri 7 Mar 08
Nonsense wrote:She went to the house after she got a call from her father - wouldn't you agree she "chose" to go then?
Yay wrote: PC Scannell had a conflict of interest. She shouldn't have gone to her brother's because her judgement would have been biased. As demonstrated. Therefore, her ability to be a police person is much in doubt. Her chances of promotion will never come.Thats a load of bull! You go to whatever you get deployed to, contrary to public opinion, you don't get to pick and choose jobs because you don't like the sound of it, or you might know someone. As usual, the great all knowing british public, have it all wrong :o)
Then, she took the law into her own hands. Bully tactics by a police officer.
I'm not sure whose got it all wrong, but it sounds like you.
liverpoolboy, says...
8:20pm Fri 7 Mar 08
Bumper Car wrote:Police officers are never off duty.(chip on your shoulder?
I had an accident in which I pulled out in front of an 'off duty' police officer once. She was going far too fast and went in the side of me. I did check my mirrors but she appeared from nowhere! Do you know the first thing she said to me? 'i'm a police officer!' My answer ' what's that got to do with anything?' I have crashed into you and i will give you my insurance details etc, but what makes you being a police officer any different to if I hit another person?! She prompty the next day knocked at my door with her colleague in uniform to 'check' if I had given her the right address! why do these police officers think that they have authority over you even when their are not on duty? Then to come round in her uniform was disgusting. She should of not took this in her own hands to be sorted out. They think they are above everyone just because they have a shiny badge!
observer, says...
3:49pm Mon 10 Mar 08
paul b wrote:Are you the same paul b who commented on the story"knocked of my bicycle by a police officer" saying that you would slap your 17 yr old if he disrespected the law?
The majority of policemen/women are simpletons who were bullied at school
observer, says...
3:55pm Mon 10 Mar 08
paul b wrote:Is this the same paul b who commented on another story Pushed off my bicycle by a police officer, saying that you would slap your 17yr old if he disrespected the law?
The majority of policemen/women are simpletons who were bullied at school
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R.Bailey, says...
3:16pm Thu 6 Mar 08