A chief constable has criticised the way
one of his police officers parked a van in
Boreham.
Stephen Kavanagh, who works for Essex
Police, tweeted a photo of the squad van
and said he expected a higher standard
from his force.
He must have thought he was on to a
winner with the criticism by showing there
were no special considerations for officers
but some Twitter users disagreed and felt
he should have been dealing with more
urgent matters.
‘Multiple stations closing, staff cut-backs
in Essex and you’re concentrating on
parking? This is unbelievable,’ wrote one
person.
Another added: ‘If this is what fills your
day, boss, I’m really worried about your
priorities.’
But the chief constable disagreed and
replied: ‘It doesn’t fill my day. Apologising
to the public when we get it wrong is part
of policing.’
Essex Police backed him up and said they
actually expected their officers to be better
drivers than everyone else.
‘We expect anyone driving a police vehicle
to be beyond reproach and show extra
special consideration and courtesy to
pedestrians and other cars when parking,’
a spokesman added.
‘The member of police staff who parked
inconsiderately in Boreham has been
spoken to and reminded of the need to
uphold a higher standard in future.’
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