US EditionPolice officer spared jail after being found drunk in marked car on duty
- On January 17, Lauren Payne, a 26-year-old police constable from The Shires, Grateley, was found intoxicated in her marked Ford Focus at Popham Services on the A303 while in full uniform and on duty.
- Payne, who was on duty from 7am to 5pm and returning from an assignment in Hart and Rushmoor, failed to respond to a call from her sergeant to return to Andover police station, prompting concerned colleagues to discover her slumped in her car.
- A breath test revealed Payne had 123mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, far exceeding the legal limit of 35mg, and a near-empty bottle of gin was found in her bag.
- Payne, who had a history of mental health issues including anxiety, OCD, anorexia, and alcoholism, had been sober until January 11, when a collision with a deer caused her car to be written off and triggered a relapse; she wanted her background shared to help others.
- On April 1, Payne pleaded guilty and received a 10-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, must complete 15 days of rehabilitation and 150 hours of unpaid work, is subject to alcohol abstinence monitoring until July 30, must pay £85 in court costs and a £254 surcharge, and has had her driving licence revoked for 30 months; she was also sacked from Hampshire Police and placed on the College of Policing's Barred List for five years.
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Police officer spared jail after being found drunk in marked car on duty
A Hampshire police officer, Lauren Payne, has been spared jail after being caught over the drink drive limit while in a marked car on duty.
·Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Drunk cop found slumped over wheel of police car while on duty after downing gin
A DRUNK cop was found slumped over the wheel of her police car while on duty after downing almost an entire bottle of gin. PC Lauren Payne was found to be nearly four times the legal drink-drive limit by a colleague while she was parked in a service station. Hyde News & PicturesPC Lauren Payne was found drunk in her patrol car[/caption] The 27-year-old, who was in uniform, stunk of alcohol and had a near-empty bottle of gin in her bag, Reading M…
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