Two police officers who stopped for coffee before responding to a callout have been sacked.
Thames Valley Police had been called to attend a group of men hare coursing in January, but constables Robert Ashcroft and Ataul Ahmad went for a coffee before turning up.
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On two other occasions, the two officers failed to attend two other incidents, once deliberately attending a different location to avoid needing to go, the force said.
The officers from Slough, Berkshire, were sacked after a misconduct hearing which… Read the full story