Officer Dismissed Over WhatsApp Messages

A West Yorkshire Police officer involved in a WhatsApp conversation where racist and misogynistic messages were shared has been dismissed without notice.  

The investigation, carried out by the Force under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), looked at messages sent and received by PC Louis Hepplestone and followed a separate investigation which found evidence of concerning phone messages between him and a colleague, Detention Officer William Loyd-Hughes.  

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