Cop Out

A police officer in Yorkshire falsely claimed her daughter had cancer and various other life threatening diseases to get time off work. She claimed her daughter had to have chemotherapy for her condition and missed shifts due to this. Meanwhile, her daughter was taking part in show jumping events. The offences relate to the period between 1 January 2009 and 10 October last year when Hewitt was a constable with North Yorkshire Police. She pleaded guilty to fraud and misconduct in public office earlier this year at Hull Crown Court and was jailed for 18 months. Jailing Hewitt, the judge said: "Your actions have undermined the trust the police officers place in each other and they will no doubt undermine, to some extent at least, the trust members of the public place in the police.”