By Samantha Jones
A police officer is to appear in court charged with false imprisonment. The force said Police Constable Sam Grigg, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was charged on Thursday (December 8) and is due to appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
The offence is alleged to have taken place at a house in Twickenham on Friday (December 2), when the officer was off-duty, and was reported on Tuesday.
The MPS said the suspect and the victim – a woman aged in her twenties – are known to each other. She suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.
Commander Jon Savell, in charge of the MPS’s professional standards team, said: “I recognise this news will cause concern and I would like to reassure the public that we took immediate steps as soon as the report was received by police.
“As criminal proceedings are now active, it would inappropriate to comment further.’
The MPS said its Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed, adding that a referral will also be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Police Constable Akim Chartier altered the score on his certificate after twice failing to attain the required pass mark.
The news comes on the same day as another revelation that Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer, formally attached to the North West Basic Command Unit, appeared at an accelerated misconduct hearing on Wednesday to answer allegations he had breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct and honesty and integrity.
The chair of the hearing, Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, heard that on March 10, 2021, PC Chartier frau
Having failed to attain the required pass mark of 80 per cent on the first attempt, he retook the course that same day and again failed to reach the required standard.
It was alleged that he amended his certificate to reflect that he had scored 80 per cent on the exam, which he knew to be untrue.
His conduct was discovered when another officer noticed a discrepancy with the score on his certificate.
PC Chartier admitted that he had amended his certificate during an investigation conducted by officers from the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards.
After considering all the evidence, Ms Gray found the allegations proven in respect of discreditable conduct and integrity only. PC Chartier was dismissed without notice.