Former PC Dylan Freedman, who was attached to the North West Command Unit before resigning earlier this year, was sentenced in February after admitting to driving at excess speed and later claiming his number plates had been cloned.

A misconduct hearing which concluded on Wednesday, 4 May found he had breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to honesty and integrity and discreditable conduct.

On Saturday, 26 October 2019, PC Freedman’s car was captured speeding over the 70mph limit on two occasions, the first time recorded driving at an average speed of 110mph.

On Sunday, 7 June 2020, PC Freedman reported a crime online, stating that his number plates had been cloned since 26 October 2019 and that it was therefore not him who had been speeding.

He later admitted both speeding offences and his driving licence was revoked pending a new test being passed.

He was sentenced at the same court on Monday, 28 February to six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months and ordered to carry out 200 hours of community work.

Chief Superintendent Sara Leach, in charge of policing for North West BCU, said: “Not only did PC Freedman drive in an incredibly dangerous manner but he then tried to cover up his actions.

“Honesty and integrity are two of our key values and PC Freedman has failed to meet the high standards that both we and the public expect of all our officers and staff.”