A Northumbria Police officer has been dismissed without notice for sending a series of "inappropriate" text messages to a female he considered to be "highly vulnerable".
PC Callum McLennan was dismissed from the force on Monday following an independently-chaired misconduct hearing at Houghton Police Station, in which the panel concluded that Mr McLennan's actions had amounted to Gross Misconduct.
The panel heard that Mr McLennan had engaged in a series of "unprofessional and inappropriate" text messages with a female, referred to as Ms A, after responding to a call for concern about her safety. Ms A was deemed to be at "high risk of domestic violence" at the time as her ex-partner had learned that she had entered into a new relationship.
