Police Dog submits Witness Statement

jonsnow

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279789/I-chase-I-bite--crime-report-dog--Police-investigate-completing-witness-statement-written-force-dog.html

Police are under investigation for jokingly filling in a witness statement in the name of a force dog.
Officers became exasperated when prosecutors asked for an account of a crime from a ‘PC Peach’, not realising Peach was the name of a police dog.
So they completed the form as if it had been written by the alsatian, and signed it with a paw print.
The dog’s statement read: ‘I chase him. I bite him. Bad man. He tasty. Good boy. Good boy Peach.’
The form was pinned up at a West Midlands Police station last week for the amusement of colleagues, who are often at odds with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) over the handling of cases.
Another officer took a photo of the statement and it found its way to a ‘cop humour’ page on Facebook on Friday.
The image was later deleted but the dog section of a different force, West Yorkshire, enjoyed it so much they posted the image on Twitter in a tweet that was shared more than 150 times.
The CPS, however, failed to see the funny side. Officials are believed to have complained to police that their mistake has been turned into a very public joke.
This is being considered by West Midlands Police’s Professional Standards Department and the officer who shared the picture, PC Mark Tissington, referred himself to the internal discipline unit. Sources say he is unlikely to be reprimanded.
DCI Julian Harper, from West Midlands Police, said: 'The Professional Standards Department is looking into this, early enquiries suggest it is a light-hearted exchange as a result of a misunderstanding around a police dog and a police officer. The matter will be investigated.'
It comes just a week after The Mail on Sunday revealed new guidelines for police on the safe use of the internet, which advise officers against sharing ‘operational material’ online.

Ian Edwards, chairman of the West Midlands branch of the Police Federation, said: ‘It’s a difficult time for police and sometimes humour is a way of venting frustrations. I would urge our PSD to be even-handed in the way they deal with it.’
The CPS declined to comment.


Woof justice:D

Pilotdude5

No harm. Some people just aren't born with funny bones. A charity should be set up for them!

Franticfrank

They shouldn't have admitted/tweeted it. The Crown Prosecution Service might have believed that the dog wrote it by himself.

Boombastic

Brilliant, this dog is really the scenter of attention now,

My neighbour just called in to complain my dog was chasing her son on his bike, 'don't be silly' I said my dog can't ride a bike' :pac:

Herb Powell

You'd swear very often that they've nothing to be doing in the UK only complaining about something or other.

(Yes, the irony is not lost on me)

amacca

Did anyone else see it going something like the below before they read the OP


I now call upon the prosecution to read aloud the witness dogs statement so that the jury may hear consider its impact on the case at hand


Certainly m'lud


Woof...woof woof woff, ruff ruff, woof...woof woof woof woof woof, ruff
grrrrrrrrrr woof woof grr ruff ruff woof woof ruff woof

Any questions from the defence?

Yer honor I put it to you that the second last one was in fact a woof and not a ruff as the prosecution claims....this in fact puts the bed rock of the entire case at risk


I wish to call the prosecutions witness Fido to the stand



Fido, do you corroborate the sworn statement that has just been read out to the court.......and please bear in mind you are under oath




grrrrrr grrrrrrr grrrrrrrr grrrrrr ruff ruff grrrrrr


Permission to treat the witness as hostile yer honour



etc

3ndahalfof6

And here was me thinking, with all the things rotten in the force, the dogs at lesat could be trusted, I will never look at them in the same light again, is there nothing sacred.

bonzodog2

Paw show