Lincolnshire Officer to attend Misconduct Hearing over Alleged Breaches
A Lincolnshire Police senior official, Detective Superintendent Richard Myszczyszyn, faces a misconduct hearing due to an array of alleged misconducts. The accusations levelled against him touch on professional conduct violations and extend from July 2020 to April 2022.
The Allegations
The alleged breaches transpired over a span of around 22 months. A notable charge was the supposed abuse of police data systems. In February 2021, DS Myszczyszyn allegedly perused individuals' personal data on police systems, lacking a policing purpose and potentially contravening the Lincolnshire Police Misuse of Police Systems policy.
Subsequent allegations suggest that between May and July 2021, he repeated the offence, accessing individuals' private data from a police system. These infractions were allegedly not in line with a policing end and potentially violated the Lincolnshire Police Misuse of Police Systems policy.
A Supermarket Incident
Another charge against DS Myszczyszyn stands from an incident in September 2022. The senior officer purportedly went into a supermarket off-duty and introduced himself as a police officer. He is also claimed to have misled an individual by telling them that he was investigating an allegation of harassment when he knew or ought to have known that he was not acting in a professional capacity or investigating an allegation.
It is also alleged that the DS asked for and perhaps guided someone to provide access to CCTV footage, even though he might not have been in an official capacity. Furthermore, he allegedly recorded CCTV footage excerpts using a personal mobile device, an action in violation of a policing goal.
Potential Gross Misconduct
Should these accusations hold water, they amount to gross misconduct. The allegations touch on professional behaviour standards, namely Honesty and Integrity, Authority, Respect and Courtesy, Orders and Instructions, Confidentiality and Discreditable Conduct.
The misconduct hearing for DS Myszczyszyn is scheduled to occur at the Lincolnshire Police Headquarters in Nettleham, from 25th to 29th September.