Northumbria Police detective sacked for altering records

Detective Sergeant Christopher Hogg has been dismissed from Northumbria Police following a misconduct hearing that found him guilty of gross misconduct. The panel determined that Hogg dishonestly altered police intelligence records to avoid scrutiny and lied to a senior officer regarding the discrepancies.

Hogg had modified a document concerning a person to falsely state that no consent was given for a search, contradicting the original entry which noted that a search was not necessary at the time. The hearing found that Hogg pressured a junior constable to change intelligence records to match his altered document, an act the panel described as dishonest and a breach of professional standards regarding honesty and integrity.