A Merseyside police officer accused of attempting to leave a supermarket without paying for a trolley full of shopping was thousands of pounds in debt, a misconduct hearing has been told.
Former PC Gemma Smith, now aged 38, was confronted while walking towards the exit of the Tesco Superstore in Heswall three days before Christmas Day in 2020.
When asked by a worker whether she had paid for her shopping, PC Smith failed to show a receipt for the £238.72 of goods in her trolley and her bank card was twice declined when she attempted to pay afterwards.
